Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Sonny Gray was born November 7, 1989, in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Gray attended Vanderbilt University and played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Athletics selected Gray in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2013, won the American League Pitcher of the Month Award twice in 2014, and was named an MLB All-Star in 2015. The Yankees acquired Gray in 2017 and traded him to the Reds before the 2019 season.

In 2021, Gray posted a 7–9 record with a 4.19 ERA and 155 strikeouts over 135+1⁄3 innings in 26 starts.

On March 13, 2022, the Reds traded Gray to the Minnesota Twins with Francis Peguero in exchange for Chase Petty.

At the midseason of the 2023 season, Gray for the third time of his career was designated as a pitcher for the American League in the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. 

Gray signed with the St. Louis Cardinals following the 2023 season.