Trevor Oaks

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Trevor Oaks

|image = Trevor Oaks omaha 18 (cropped).jpg

|caption = Oaks with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2018

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|position = Pitcher

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|26}}

|birth_place = Riverside, California, U.S.

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = April 28

|debutyear = 2018

|debutteam = Kansas City Royals

|finalleague=MLB

|finaldate=July 4

|finalyear=2018

|finalteam=Kansas City Royals

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|stat1label = Win–loss record

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|stat2label = Earned run average

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Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|2018}})

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Trevor Scott Oaks (born March 26, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2014 MLB draft. He played one season in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals in 2018.

Career

Oaks attended Woodcrest Christian High School in Riverside, California. He played one season of college baseball at Biola University.{{cite web|url=https://athletics.biola.edu/news/2018/4/28/general-oaks-gets-first-call-up.aspx|title=Oaks to get first MLB start|date=April 28, 2018|access-date=July 20, 2019|website=athletics.biola.edu|publisher=Biola Eagles}} He then transferred to California Baptist University where he played for one season, with a 10-0 record and 1.68 ERA in 15 starts.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=oaks--000tre |title=Trevor Oaks College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date= |access-date=2019-12-05}}

=Los Angeles Dodgers=

Oaks was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round, with the 219th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft, and signed for a signing bonus of $161,600.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=187824 |title=Trevor Oaks |publisher=The Baseball Cube |date=2014-06-19 |access-date=2019-12-05}}

Oaks began his professional career with the rookie-level Ogden Raptors in 2014, where he was 5–2 with a 6.81 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 14 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=oaks--000tre|title=Trevor Oaks Minor League Statistics & History|work=Baseball Reference}} In 2015, he pitched in 23 games (21 starts) between the Single-A Great Lakes Loons and High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, and logged a cumulative 8–5 record and 2.65 ERA with 74 strikeouts across {{fraction|125|2|3}} innings pitched.

For the 2016 season, Oaks pitched in four games for the Quakes, and 10 each for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers and Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, accumulating an aggregate 14–3 record and 2.74 ERA with 108 strikeouts over 152 innings of work. In 2017, he made 15 starts (and one relief appearance) for Oklahoma City and was 4–3 with a 3.64 ERA an 72 strikeouts. His season was cut short by an oblique injury suffered in July.{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/article/5555340|title=OKC Dodgers RHP Trevor Oaks dealing with oblique injury|first=Jacob|last=Unruh|work=NewsOk|date=July 5, 2017|access-date=September 11, 2017}} The Dodgers added Oaks to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2017, in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2017/11/20/16670936/trevor-oaks-dennis-santana-dodgers-40-man-roster-rule-5-draft|title=Dennis Santana, Trevor Oaks added to Dodgers' 40-man roster|work=SB Nation|first=Eric|last=Stephen|date=November 20, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017}}

=Kansas City Royals=

On January 4, 2018, Oaks was traded to the Kansas City Royals in a three-team trade that also sent Jake Peter and Scott Alexander to the Dodgers, Joakim Soria and Luis Avilán to the Chicago White Sox, and Erick Mejia to the Royals.{{cite web|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2018/1/4/16852084/scott-alexander-trade-dodgers-royals-white-sox-luis-avilan-trevor-oaks|title=Dodgers acquire Scott Alexander in 3-team, 5-player trade|work=SB Nation|first=Eric|last=Stephen|date=January 4, 2018|access-date=January 4, 2018}} He was recalled by the Royals on April 28, 2018, to make his major league debut as the starting pitcher against the White Sox.{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article210028689.html|title=Trevor Oaks will make his MLB debut Saturday. Learn more about the new Royals pitcher|first=Sam|last=McDowell|date=April 27, 2018|access-date=April 28, 2018|work=Kansas City Star}} With the Triple-A [[Omaha Storm

Chasers]], he was 8-8 with a 3.23 ERA and 70 strikeouts in {{fraction|128|1|3}} innings pitched over 22 starts. In four appearances (two starts) for the Royals during his rookie campaign, Oaks compiled an 0-2 record and 7.24 ERA with 10 strikeouts over {{fraction|13|2|3}} innings.

Oaks missed the 2019 season after undergoing surgery to repair the labrum in his right hip.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalsreview.com/2019/3/8/18256118/trevor-oaks-has-hip-surgery-will-miss-at-least-four-months|title=Trevor Oaks has hip surgery, will miss at least four months|author=Max Rieper|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2019|website=Royals Review|publisher=SB Nation}} On October 29, 2019, Oaks was activated from the injured list and subsequently designated for assignment.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/10/royals-designate-trevor-oaks.html|title=Royals Designate Trevor Oaks|author=Jeff Todd|website=MLB Trade Rumors|date=October 29, 2019|access-date=October 29, 2019}}

=San Francisco Giants=

On November 5, 2019, Oaks was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/05/giants-hit-the-waiver-wire-acquire-three-players-subtract-two-from-40-man-roster/|title=Giants hit the waiver wire, acquire three players, subtract two from 40-man roster|author=Kerry Crowley|website=The Mercury News|date=November 5, 2019|access-date=November 5, 2019}} On January 16, 2020, Oaks was designated for assignment following the signing of Drew Smyly.{{Cite web|title=Giants Sign Drew Smyly|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/giants-sign-drew-smyly.html|access-date=June 3, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on January 24.{{Cite web|title=Giants Outright Jake Jewell, Trevor Oaks|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/giants-outright-jake-jewell-trevor-oaks.html|access-date=June 3, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} Oaks did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=2023-01-14|website=mlb.com|language=en}} On December 20, Oaks was released by the Giants organization.

In an interview on January 31, 2022, Oaks acknowledged that he had retired from professional baseball since his release from the Giants organization.{{Cite web|title=10 questions with former Kansas City Royals pitcher Trevor Oaks|url=https://calltothepen.com/2022/01/31/10-questions-former-kansas-city-royals-pitcher-trevor-oaks/amp/|access-date=2023-01-14|website=calltothepen.com|date=January 31, 2022 |language=en}}