Triston McKenzie earns an annual average salary of $707,100.

Triston McKenzie is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball.

He attended Royal Palm Beach High School in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. In 2015, his senior year, he had a 9–5 win-loss record with a 0.79 earned run average (ERA).

McKenzie was drafted by the Indians with the 42nd overall selection of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $2.3 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Vanderbilt University.

He spent 2015, his first professional season, with the Arizona League Indians (rookie winter league) where he posted a 0.75 ERA in 12 innings pitched.

In 2016, McKenzie began the season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers (rookie summer league) before being promoted to the Lake County Captains (high A league); he posted a combined 1.62 ERA with 104 strikeouts in 83+1⁄3 innings pitched between the two teams.

On August 22, 2020, McKenzie made his major league debut against the Detroit Tigers, striking out ten batters in six innings; McKenzie’s 10 strikeouts in his debut performance are the second most by an Indians pitcher in their first major league start.

McKenzie began the 2021 season as a member of Cleveland’s starting rotation. On May 22, 2021, McKenzie was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers after compiling a 1–3 record, a 6.89 ERA, and 30 walks over 31+1⁄3 innings.