Steven Gingery

Steven Michael Gingery (born September 23, 1997) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Steven Gingery
Pitcher
Born: (1997-09-23) September 23, 1997 (age 27) Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Left

Career

Gingery attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California. As a senior, he had a 2–4 win–loss record with a 1.30 earned run average (ERA).^[1] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2015 MLB draft and enrolled at Texas Tech University.

In 2016, as a freshman at Texas Tech, Gingery appeared in 15 games (14 being starts) and was 4–2 with a 3.18 ERA.^[2] As a sophomore, in 2017, he pitched to a 10–1 record with a 1.58 ERA over 15 starts.^[3] He was named the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year along with earning the National Pitcher of the Year Award.^[4][5] In 2018, Gingery appeared in only one game due to a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow that required Tommy John surgery.^[6]

Despite missing the 2018 season, Gingery was still selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB draft,^[7] and he signed for $825,000.^[8] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals, pitching 0+2⁄3 of an inning. He then underwent a second Tommy John surgery.^[9] Gingery did not play in a minor league game in 2020 while recovering from surgery alongside due to the cancellation of the minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He retired on April 15, 2021.