Gray Fenter

Gray Price Fenter (born January 25, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball.

Gray Fenter
Chicago Cubs – No. --
Pitcher
Born: (1996-01-25) January 25, 1996
West Memphis, Arkansas
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Fenter attended West Memphis High School in West Memphis, Arkansas, and played for the school's baseball team. As a senior, his fastball was recorded at 97 miles per hour (156 km/h).[1] He committed to play college baseball for Mississippi State University. The Baltimore Orioles selected Fenter in the seventh round, with the 223rd overall selection, of the 2015 MLB draft,[2] and convinced him to begin his professional career rather than go to college with a $1 million signing bonus.[3]

Fenter made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Orioles of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2015, but experienced elbow pain that required Tommy John surgery. Fenter missed the entire 2016 season while recuperating.[4] He returned to the Gulf Coast League in 2017.[1] In 2018, he pitched for the Delmarva Shorebirds as a relief pitcher before he was sent to the Aberdeen IronBirds to pitch as a starting pitcher.[1] He had an 8–2 win-loss record and a 1.81 earned run average for Delmarva in 2019.[5] The Cubs selected Fenter from the Orioles in the 2020 Rule 5 draft.[6]

See also

References
  1. Melewski, Steve (May 11, 2019). "With lessons learned after surgery, Gray Fenter is thriving at Delmarva". Masnsports.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. "Two MSU signees taken on second day of MLB Draft". Clarionledger.com. June 9, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. "Orioles pry Gray Fenter from MSU with $1 million bonus". Clarionledger.com. June 20, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  4. "Fenter prepares to trim down hitters". The Evening Times. February 23, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  5. Melewski, Steve (April 18, 2020). "O's farm pitcher Gray Fenter remembers his big 2019 season". Masnsports.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  6. https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-rule-5-draft-20201210-4faepbr6w5dbhd54u7n5b4rtia-story.html
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