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Hayden Wesneski
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-05) December 5, 1997 (age 26)
Houston, Texas
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Hayden Gregory Wesneski (born December 5, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.

Wesneski attended Cy-Fair High School in Cypress, Texas. He played for the school's baseball team, and had a 25–9 win–loss record and a 3.56 earned run average (ERA). He graduated in 2016. The Tampa Bay Rays selected Wesneski in the 33rd round of the 2016 MLB draft,[1] but he instead enrolled at Sam Houston State University to play college baseball for the Sam Houston State Bearkats.[2]

The Yankees selected Wesneski in the sixth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4] He received a $217,500 signing bonus[5] and played for the Pulaski Yankees after he signed, going 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA over 28+1⁄3 innings. He began the 2021 season with the Hudson Valley Renegades and was promoted to the Somerset Patriots and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders during the season.[1] Over 25 games (24 starts) between the three teams, he went 11-6 with a 3.25 ERA and 151 strikeouts over 130+1⁄3 innings.[6][7] Wesnewski returned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2022.[8]

On August 1, 2022, the Yankees traded Wesneski to the Chicago Cubs for relief pitcher Scott Effross.[9] The Cubs assigned him to the Iowa Cubs.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Montano, Alvaro (June 22, 2021). "Sports notebook: Cy-Fair High graduate Wesneski promoted to Double-A". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. ^ McDaniel, Jason (March 16, 2017). "Mining Houston-area talent pays off for Sam Houston State baseball". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Vedia, Arianna (June 4, 2019). "Yankees pick Sam Houston State pitcher, Cy-Fair product Hayden Wesneski in sixth round". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Criswell, Josh. "Wesneski drafted by Yankees in sixth round". Huntsville Item. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  5. ^ https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/06/yankees-top-pitching-prospect-turning-heads-hes-not-scared.html
  6. ^ "How did Yankees' Hayden Wesneski shoot up prospect rankings? Righty talks breakout season, analytics, more in Q & A". February 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Six Emerging MLB Prospects from East Division Top 10s".
  8. ^ "Cy-Fair grads Wesneski, Rizer assigned to Triple-A". April 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Yankees trade for RHP Effross from Cubs". MLB.com.
  10. ^ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/baseball/iowa-cubs/2022/08/06/hayden-wesneski-new-york-yankees-chicago-cubs-scott-effross-iowa-cubs-mlb-pipeline/10254566002/
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