page_title: Tony Sipp
section_title: Houston Astros
hierarchical_section_title: Tony Sipp / Professional career / Houston Astros
caption_attribution_description: Tony Sipp
context_page_description: Tony Marcel Sipp is an American professional baseball relief pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros, and Washington Nationals.
context_section_description: Sipp signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres in February 2014.  On May 1, he was released by the Padres, then he signed a major league deal with the Houston Astros. Sipp became a key component of the Astros' bullpen for the remainder of the 2014 season, posting a 2.94 xFIP and striking out 11.19 batters per nine innings of work.
  On December 11, 2015, the Astros re-signed Sipp to a 3-year, $18 million contract.
  In 2017, Sipp made 46 appearances out of the bullpen and finished the season 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA. The Astros finished 2017 with a 101-61 record, giving them an AL West pennant clincher. Sipp did not see any sort of postseason action, but was still on the 40-man roster at the time, as the Astros won the 2017 World Series.
caption: Sipp pitching for the Houston Astros in 2015 American League Division Series Game 1
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