On Wednesday afternoon, the San Diego Padres bullpen did something that had never been done before in the live-ball era. According to Friars Figures, a Twitter account that relays fun and interesting statistics from the Padres’ Communications Department, the Padres were the first team to have four different relievers strikeout every single hitter they faced. One of those pitchers was 6’7″ rookie, Trey Wingenter.
Wingenter looked phenomenal in Wednesday night’s outing, striking out the side in his one inning of work against the Seattle Mariners. Using Baseball Savant’s pitch data, Wingenter threw 15 pitches, eight fastballs, and seven sliders.