Kevin Andrew Ginkel (born March 24, 1994) is an American
professional baseball
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Mod ...
pitcher
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for the
Arizona Diamondbacks
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of
Major League Baseball
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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.
Career
Amateur career
Ginkel attended
El Capitan High School in
Lakeside, California
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History
Lakeside was home ...
and played
college baseball
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at
Southwestern College and the
University of Arizona
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T ...
. He was drafted by the
San Francisco Giants
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in the 16th round of the
2014 Major League Baseball draft
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and the
Boston Red Sox
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in the 26th round of the
2015 MLB draft
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, but did not sign either time and returned to school. In 2015, he played
collegiate summer baseball
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with the
Cotuit Kettleers
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of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
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. He signed with the
Arizona Diamondbacks
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after being drafted by them in the 22nd round of the
2016 MLB draft
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The draft order is the reverse order of the 2015 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks will be d ...
.
Professional career
Ginkel made his professional debut with the
Hillsboro Hops
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where he went 1–0 with a 2.61 ERA in 18 relief appearances. He played 2017 with HIllsboro and the
Kane County Cougars
The Kane County Cougars are an independent professional baseball team located in Geneva, Illinois and are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB). They play their ho ...
, pitching to a combined 1–2 record and a 5.36 ERA in 40.1 relief innings, and 2018 with the
Visalia Rawhide
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and
Jackson Generals
The Jackson Generals were a professional baseball team located in Jackson, Tennessee. From 1998 to 2020, they were a part of Minor League Baseball's Southern League (1964–2020), Southern League (SL) as the Double-A (baseball), Double-A affiliat ...
, going 6–1 with a 1.41 ERA in 54 appearances in relief. After the 2018 season, he played in the
Arizona Fall League
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. He split the 2019 minor league season between the
AZL Diamondbacks, Jackson, and the
Reno Aces
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, and went a combined 2–2 with a 1.78 ERA over 34 innings..
On August 5, 2019, the Diamondbacks selected Ginkel's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his debut that night versus the
Philadelphia Phillies
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, pitching of an inning and striking out one batter (
J. T. Realmuto). Ginkel finished the 2019 season going 3–0 with a 1.48 ERA in innings. In 2020, Ginkel recorded a 6.75 ERA with 18 strikeouts and 13 walks in 16.0 innings of work. Ginkel made 32 appearances for Arizona the following season, but struggled to a 6.35 ERA in 28.1 innings of work. He was outrighted off of the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021.
He had his contract selected on August 1, 2022.
References
External links
Arizona Wildcats bio*
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1994 births
Living people
Baseball players from San Diego
Major League Baseball pitchers
Arizona Diamondbacks players
Southwestern Jaguars baseball players
Arizona Wildcats baseball players
Cotuit Kettleers players
Arizona League Diamondbacks players
Hillsboro Hops players
Kane County Cougars players
Visalia Rawhide players
Jackson Generals (Southern League) players
Salt River Rafters players
Reno Aces players