Zac Reininger
| Zac Reininger | |
|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers – No. 26 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 28, 1993 San Antonio, Texas | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 27, 2017, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2018 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 7.55 |
| Strikeouts | 23 |
| Teams | |
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Zachary Ryan Reininger (born January 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Reininger attended Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 8th round (246th overall) of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.[1][2] In 2015, Reininger suffered an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. As a result, Reininger missed the second half of the year in 2015 and the vast majority of the entire 2016 season.[3]
On August 23, 2017, the Detroit Tigers announced the addition of Reininger to their 40-man roster and his subsequent call-up to the active roster effective the next day.[4] At the time of his call-up, Reininger was pitching for Tigers' Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens, where he had a 1–0 record, 1.59 ERA, and held opponents to a .179 average in 11+1⁄3 innings of work. He made his Major League debut on August 27, 2017, where he struck out a man and gave up two runs on three hits and a walk in an inning of work. Reininger was again called up on May 8, 2018, to fill in for injured players.[5] He made 18 appearances for the Tigers, recording an ERA of 7.59 in 21+1⁄3 innings.
References
- ^ Allard, Marc. "Connecticut's Zac Reininger flying under the radar". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "Reininger joins Tigers' pitching-rich Draft". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "Erie's big arms provide hope for Tigers' future". Detroit News. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ PR, Tigers (2017-08-23). "The Tigers optioned LHP Chad Bell to Toledo (AAA). RHP Zac Reininger will have his contract selected from Toledo prior to Thursday's game". @DetroitTigersPR. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "Jordan Zimmermann and Alex Wilson hit DL". MLB.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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