Zac Reininger

Zachary Ryan Reininger (born January 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers.

Zac Reininger
Reininger with the Tigers in 2019
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1993-01-28) January 28, 1993
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 27, 2017, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record1–3
Earned run average8.08
Strikeouts40
Teams

Career

Reininger attended Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch, Texas.

Detroit Tigers

Reininger attended Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 8th round (246th overall) of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2] In 2015, Reininger suffered an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. As a result, Reininger missed the second half of the year in 2015 and the vast majority of the entire 2016 season.[3]

On August 23, 2017, the Detroit Tigers announced the addition of Reininger to their 40-man roster and his subsequent call-up to the active roster effective the next day.[4] At the time of his call-up, Reininger was pitching for Tigers' Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens, where he had a 1–0 record, 1.59 ERA, and held opponents to a .179 average in 11+1⁄3 innings of work. He made his Major League debut on August 27, 2017, where he struck out a man and gave up two runs on three hits and a walk in an inning of work. Reininger was again called up on May 8, 2018, to fill in for injured players.[5] He made 18 appearances for the Tigers 2018, recording an ERA of 7.59 in 21+1⁄3 innings. At Toledo in 2018, he went 5–1 with a 2.63 ERA in 51+1⁄3 innings. Reininger was outrighted off the Tigers roster on October 23, 2019.[6] He became a minor league free agent on November 7, 2019.[7]

Oakland Athletics

On April 1, 2020, Reininger signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics. He resigned on a minor league deal on November 2, 2020. He elected free agency on November 7, 2021.

Cleburne Railroaders

On August 1, 2022, Reininger signed with the Cleburne Railroaders of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was released on October 17, 2022.

References
  1. Allard, Marc. "Connecticut's Zac Reininger flying under the radar". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  2. "Reininger joins Tigers' pitching-rich Draft". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  3. "Erie's big arms provide hope for Tigers' future". Detroit News. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  4. PR, Tigers (2017-08-23). "The Tigers optioned LHP Chad Bell to Toledo (AAA). RHP Zac Reininger will have his contract selected from Toledo prior to Thursday's game". @DetroitTigersPR. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  5. "Jordan Zimmermann and Alex Wilson hit DL". MLB.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  6. Dylan A. Chase (October 24, 2019). "Quick Hits: Mets, Tigers, Kieboom, Bettis". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  7. Woodbery, Evan (2019-11-07). "Tigers' minor-league free agents include 5 who played in Detroit in 2019". mlive. Retrieved 2019-11-08.


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