Gray Fenter

Gray Price Fenter (born January 25, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball.

Fenter attended West Memphis High School in West Memphis, Arkansas, and played for the school's baseball team. As a senior, his fastball was recorded at 97 miles per hour (156 km/h).[1] He committed to play college baseball for Mississippi State University. The Baltimore Orioles selected Fenter in the seventh round, with the 223rd overall selection, of the 2015 MLB draft,[2] and convinced him to begin his professional career rather than go to college with a $1 million signing bonus.[3]

Fenter made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Orioles of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2015, but experienced elbow pain that required Tommy John surgery. Fenter missed the entire 2016 season while recuperating.[4] He returned to the Gulf Coast League in 2017.[1] In 2018, he pitched for the Delmarva Shorebirds as a relief pitcher before he was sent to the Aberdeen IronBirds to pitch as a starting pitcher.[1] He had an 8–2 win-loss record and a 1.81 earned run average for Delmarva in 2019.[5] The Cubs selected Fenter from the Orioles in the 2020 Rule 5 draft.[6]