Steven Gingery
{{short description|American baseball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
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|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|09|23}}
|birth_place = Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
|bats = Right
|throws = Left
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Steven Michael Gingery (born September 23, 1997) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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).{{cite web |last=Werner |first=Joseph |date=May 23, 2018 |title=2018 Draft Profile: Steven Gingery |url=http://www.prospectdigest.com/2018/05/23/2018-draft-profile-steven-gingery/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101101852/http://www.prospectdigest.com/2018/05/23/2018-draft-profile-steven-gingery/ |archive-date=2019-01-01 |website=Prospect Digest}} 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.{{cite web |last=Chiusano |first=Anthony |date=April 18, 2017 |title=College baseball: The most improved players so far this season |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2017-04-17/college-baseball-most-improved-players-so-far-season |accessdate=June 5, 2018 |website=NCAA.com}} As a sophomore, in 2017, he pitched to a 10–1 record with a 1.58 ERA over 15 starts.{{cite web |title=Report: Texas Tech ace Steven Gingery to miss rest of 2018 season with injury |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/report-texas-tech-ace-steven-gingery-miss-rest-2018-season-with-injury/ffDiyk7TdN5PJAcx6NUY2J/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718174525/https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/report-texas-tech-ace-steven-gingery-miss-rest-2018-season-with-injury/ffDiyk7TdN5PJAcx6NUY2J/ |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |access-date=June 6, 2018}} He was named the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year along with earning the National Pitcher of the Year Award.{{cite web |last=Aber |first=Ryan |date=May 23, 2017 |title=Big 12 Pitcher of the Year: Steven Gingery, Texas Tech |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2017/05/23/big-12-pitcher-of-the-year-steven-gingery-texas-tech/60597928007/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=The Oklahoman |publisher=}}{{cite web |last=Talbot |first=Nicholas |date=2017-06-14 |title=Gingery wins national pitcher of year award |url=http://lubbockonline.com/news/sports/sports-red-raiders/2017-06-14/gingery-wins-national-pitcher-year-award |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Lubbock Avalanche Journal |publisher=}} In 2018, Gingery appeared in only one game due to a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow that required Tommy John surgery.{{Cite web |last=Chase |first=Benjamin |date=February 24, 2018 |title=Texas Tech Baseball: Losing ace Steven Gingery puts a damper early in the season |url=https://calltothepen.com/2018/02/24/texas-tech-baseball-losing-ace-steven-gingery-puts-damper-early-season/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Call to the Pen}}
Despite missing the 2018 season, Gingery was still selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB draft,{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-steven-gingery-snapped-up-by-cardinals/ |title=Cardinals' Steven Gingery: Snapped up by Cardinals |newspaper=CBSSports.com |date= |accessdate=June 5, 2018}} and he signed for $825,000.{{Cite web |title=2018 Draft Tracker |url=https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/2018/all/team/cardinals |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=MLB.com}} He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals, pitching {{fraction|0|2|3}} of an inning. He then underwent a second Tommy John surgery.{{Cite web |last=Rains |first=Rob |date=May 4, 2020 |title=Waiting to play baseball is not a new experience for Cardinals' prospect Steven Gingery |url=https://stlsportspage.com/2020/05/04/waiting-to-play-baseball-is-not-a-new-experience-for-cardinals-prospect-steven-gingery/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=STLSportsPage.com}} 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.
References
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External links
{{baseballstats |mlb=663451 |brm=ginger000ste}}
{{National Pitcher of the Year Award}}
{{2017 College Baseball Consensus All-Americans}}
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Category:Baseball players from Huntington Beach, California
Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball players