Alex Wimmers
{{short description|American baseball pitcher (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox MLB player
|name = Alex Wimmers
|image = Alex Wimmers 9-17-16.jpg
|caption = Wimmers pitching for the Twins in 2016
|team =
|number =
|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|1}}
|birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
|bats = Left
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = August 26
|debutyear = 2016
|debutteam = Minnesota Twins
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate = June 17
|finalyear = 2017
|finalteam = Minnesota Twins
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label = Win–loss record
|stat1value = 1–3
|stat2label = Earned run average
|stat2value = 4.38
|stat3label = Strikeouts
|stat3value = 21
|teams =
- Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|2016}}–{{mlby|2017}})
}}
Alex Michael Wimmers (born November 1, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins. He played college baseball at Ohio State.
Career
=Amateur=
Wimmers attended Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio,{{cite web|url=http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20070331/SPT0301/703310402/Wimmers-gets-best-Elder|title=Wimmers gets best of Elder|first=Tom|last=Groeschen|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=March 31, 2007|access-date=July 4, 2015}} {{subscription required|date=July 2015}} and Ohio State University, where he played college baseball for the Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team. In 2009, his sophomore year, he was named an All-American.{{cite web|url=http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20090530/SPT01/905310365/OSU-s-Wimmers-earns-A-honor|title=OSU's Wimmers earns A-A honor|work=Cincinnati Enquirer|first=Kyle|last=Brown|date=May 30, 2009|access-date=July 4, 2015}} {{subscription required|date=July 2015}} After the 2009 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2009&T=Bourne%20Braves |title=2009 Bourne Braves |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |access-date=January 9, 2020}} He won the 2010 National Pitcher of the Year Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/070310aaa.html|title=Wimmers Named National Pitcher of the Year: The College Baseball Foundation selected Alex Wimmers as its National Pitcher of the Year Friday night in Lubbock, Texas|work=Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site|date=3 July 2010|access-date=July 4, 2015}}
=Minnesota Twins=
The Twins drafted Wimmers in the first round, with the 21st overall selection, of the 2010 MLB Draft. He signed with the Twins, receiving a $1.332 million signing bonus.
On August 2, 2012, Wimmers underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a torn UCL. He had made one start with the New Britain Rock Cats of the Double–A Eastern League and one with the Gulf Coast League Twins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/minor-league-baseball/story/_/id/8228493/minnesota-twins-prospect-alex-wimmers-tommy-john-surgery|title=Twins RHP prospect Wimmers has Tommy John|date=3 August 2012|access-date=July 29, 2016}} Wimmers underwent elbow surgery in October 2013,{{cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_24391457/minnesota-twins-prospect-alex-wimmers-has-surgical-procedure|title=Minnesota Twins: Prospect Alex Wimmers has surgical procedure on elbow|work=TwinCities.com|date=24 October 2013|access-date=October 29, 2014}} but was healthy to start the 2014 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/250724281.html|title=After several setbacks, Twins' Alex Wimmers makes strides|work=Star Tribune|access-date=October 29, 2014}} He pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double–A Southern League in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-131761884|title=Minnesota Twins prospect Alex Wimmers records career-high 11 strikeouts in seven shutout innings for Chattanooga Lookouts|work=Minor League Baseball|access-date=July 4, 2015}}
Wimmers began the 2016 season with Chattanooga, and was promoted to the Rochester Red Wings of the Triple–A International League.{{cite web|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/baseball/2016/05/29/change-really-good-thing-red-wings-wimmers/85129168/|title=Change is a really good thing for Red Wings' Wimmers|access-date=July 29, 2016}} The Twins promoted Wimmers to the major leagues for the first time on August 26, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/twins-call-up-2010-1st-round-pick-alex-wimmers-082616 |title=Twins call up 2010 1st-round pick Alex Wimmers |date=August 26, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016}} On November 7, he was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/11/minor-mlb-transactions-11916.html|title=Minor MLB Transactions: 11/9/16|last=Todd|first=Jeff|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date=November 9, 2016|access-date=November 9, 2016}} Wimmers subsequently rejected the assignment and elected free agency.{{Cite web|title=Minor League Free Agents 2016|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2016/|access-date=July 22, 2024|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}
On May 16, 2017, Wimmers re–signed with the Twins on a new minor league contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-nov-19-dec-1/|title=Minor League Transactions: Nov. 19-Dec. 1|last=Eddy|first=Matt|work=baseballamerica.com|date=December 5, 2016|access-date=December 7, 2016}}
Wimmers began the 2017 season with Rochester. The Twins promoted him to the major leagues on June 1.{{Cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/2017/06/01/twins-call-up-alex-wimmers-randy-rosario-to-help-battered-bullpen/|title = Twins call up Alex Wimmers, Randy Rosario to help battered bullpen|date = 2 June 2017}} On June 23, Wimmers was designated for assignment. He became a free agent at the end of the 2017 season.
=Miami Marlins=
Wimmers signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins on December 15, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/12/minor-mlb-transactions-121517.html|title=Minor MLB Transactions: 12/15/17|last=Todd|first=Jeff|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date=December 15, 2017|access-date=December 15, 2017}} He was released from the organization on June 4, 2018.
=Sugar Land Skeeters=
On June 29, 2018, Wimmers signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent following the 2018 season.
References
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External links
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{{National Pitcher of the Year Award}}
{{2010 MLB Draft}}
{{Minnesota Twins first-round draft picks}}
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Category:Baseball players from Cincinnati
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
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Category:Ohio State Buckeyes baseball players
Category:Bourne Braves players
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Category:New Britain Rock Cats players
Category:Chattanooga Lookouts players
Category:Rochester Red Wings players
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