Trey Wingenter
Anthony James Wingenter is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.Career
Wingenter attended Bob Jones High School in Madison, Alabama. In 2012, his senior year, he went 9-0 with a 0.47 ERA. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 36th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at Auburn University. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2015, his junior year, he pitched to a 1-6 record with a 4.28 ERA in 21 games. After his junior season, he was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 17th round of the 2015 MLB draft.
Wingenter made his professional debut with the Arizona League Padres and was later promoted to the Tri-City Dust Devils; in 12 combined games between both teams, he posted a 1–2 record with a 7.23 ERA. He pitched 2016 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Lake Elsinore Storm and San Antonio Missions, pitching to a 3–1 record, a 1.70 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP in 39 games, and 2017 with San Antonio where he went 2–1 with a 2.45 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 47.2 innings, earning Texas League All-Star honors.
Wingenter began the 2018 season with the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. The Padres promoted him to the major leagues on August 5. In 2019, Wingenter appeared in 51 games, recording an ERA of 5.65 despite averaging 12.7 strikeouts per nine.
On July 17, 2020, Wingenter underwent Tommy John surgery and would miss the 2020 season.
