| Tony Cingrani | |
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 Cingrani with the Cincinnati Reds in 2017 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1989-07-05)July 5, 1989 (age 35) Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 9, 2012, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 22, 2018, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 12–22 |
| Earned run average | 4.01 |
| Strikeouts | 366 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Anthony Michael Cingrani (born July 5, 1989) is an American former professionalbaseballpitcher. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theCincinnati Reds andLos Angeles Dodgers. Prior to playing professionally, he played for his high school baseball team atLincoln-Way Central High School and for thecollege baseball teams atSouth Suburban College andRice University.
Cingrani attendedLincoln-Way Central High School inNew Lenox,Illinois.[1] After graduating, he enrolled atSouth Suburban College, ajunior college inSouth Holland, Illinois, before transferring toRice University, where he played for theRice Owls baseball team.[2][3] In his junior year, his first at Rice, Cingrani struggled as astarting pitcher,[2] pitching to an 8.59earned run average (ERA) in sixgames started, issuing 16walks andstriking out only 13. After the season, he asked the coaches if they wanted him off the team due to his poor performance, but they told him they thought he could make progress.[4]
Cingrani worked with Rice's coaches to change his mechanics during the offseason, which resulted in improvedfastball velocity: from 86 miles per hour (138 km/h) before the changes to 90 to 94 miles per hour (145–151 km/h) after. However, he did not make the Owls' starting rotation due to the inconsistency of his off-speed pitches.[4] Converted into arelief pitcher for his senior season, Cingrani tied the school record with 12saves. He also had a 4–2win–loss record, a 1.74 ERA and struck out 66 batters while walking only 10 in 57innings pitched.[5]
TheCincinnati Reds selected Cingrani in the third round, with the 114th selection, of the2011 Major League Baseball draft.[2][5] He began his professional career with theBillings Mustangs of theRookie-levelPioneer League, pitching in theirstarting rotation.[6][7] He posted a 1.75 ERA in 13 games started.[8]
Cingrani began the 2012 season with theBakersfield Blaze of theClass A-AdvancedCalifornia League, and received a mid-season promotion to thePensacola Blue Wahoos of theClass AASouthern League. He led all ofminor league baseball with a 1.73 ERA.[9] The Reds promoted Cingrani to the major leagues on September 4, 2012.[10] He made his major league debut on September 9, throwing three innings in relief.[11]
After starterJohnny Cueto was placed on thedisabled list, Cingrani was called up by the Reds on April 18, 2013, to take the starting rotation spot for Cueto until Cueto was reactivated.[12] In July, Cingrani bounced between the rosters of the Cincinnati Reds and theArizona League Reds. He was optioned to the AZL Reds on July 17, recalled on July 23, optioned on July 24, and recalled on July 28. He did not appear in any games for the AZL Reds during this period.[13]
During spring training in 2015, the Reds announced that Cingrani would serve as a relief pitcher during the season.[14]
The next two seasons, Cingrani pitched to ERAs of 5.67 and 4.14 respectively.[15] The 2017 season did not start any better for Cingrani, posting a 5.40 ERA while playing for the Cincinnati Reds.[15]
Cingrani was traded to theLos Angeles Dodgers on July 31, 2017, in exchange for outfielderScott Van Slyke and minor league catcher Hendrik Clementina.[16]
Cingrani pitched in 191⁄3 innings in 22 games for the Dodgers during the 2017 season, posting a 2.79 ERA. In the postseason, he made two appearances in each of theNLDS andNLCS, giving up no runs and allowing only a single and a hit by pitch.[15] He appeared in three games during the2017 World Series, allowing one run to score on two hits with two strikeouts in three innings.[15] After the season, he signed a one-year, $2.3 million, contract with the Dodgers for 2018, to avoid salary arbitration.[17] On May 4, 2018, against theSan Diego Padres atEstadio de Béisbol Monterrey, Cingrani was one of four pitchers involved in a combinedno-hitter as the Dodgers won 4–0.[18] Cingrani was limited to just 30 appearances on the season, posting a record of 1–2 with an ERA of 4.76. In the second half of 2018, Cingrani suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out for the rest of the season. In March 2019, he suffered a recurrence of the injury and the Dodgers shut him down for Spring Training. On May 4, he started a rehab assignment with the High-ARancho Cucamonga Quakes team.[19] On May 8, his rehab assignment was moved to Triple-AOklahoma City.[20] In June 2019, Cingrani underwent arthroscopic surgery to fix a left labrum tear and was ruled out for the season.[21]
On July 31, 2019, the Dodgers traded Cingrani and Jeffry Abreu to theSt. Louis Cardinals in exchange forJedd Gyorko, international cap space, and cash considerations.[22] On October 31, 2019, Cingrani became a free agent.
On May 13, 2021, Cingrani signed with theLexington Legends of theAtlantic League of Professional Baseball.[23][24] In 8 games 8 innings of relief he went 1-0 with a stellar 1.13 ERA with 14 strikeouts and 2 saves.
On June 28, 2021, Cingrani's contract was purchased by theChicago Cubs organization.[25]Cingrani appeared in 12 games for the Triple-AIowa Cubs, posting a 3.60 ERA with 15 strikeouts. On August 25, Cingrani was released by the Cubs.[26]
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