Gray Fenter

BIOGRAPHY

Gray Price Fenter was born January 25, 1996, in West Memphis, Arkansas. He is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs in the MLB.

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). 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, and convinced him to begin his professional career rather than go to college with a $1 million signing bonus.

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. He had an 8–2 win-loss record and a 1.81 earned run average for Delmarva in 2019. The Cubs selected Fenter from the Orioles in the 2020 Rule 5 draft.