Wyatt Toregas
| Wyatt Toregas | |
|---|---|
 Toregas during his tenure with the Cleveland Indians in 2009 | |
| Catcher / Manager | |
| Born: December 2, 1982 Fairfax, Virginia, United States | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 1, 2009, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 12, 2011, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .164 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Teams | |
Wyatt Reeder Toregas (born December 2, 1982) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher who played for the Cleveland Indians in 2009 and for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011. He is also the former manager of the Mississippi Braves, the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, and previously managed the West Virginia Black Bears, West Virginia Power, and Bradenton Marauders.
Playing career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]High school
[edit]He attended South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia where he excelled in wrestling, golf, and baseball.[1]
College
[edit]After graduation from high school in 2001, Toregas played college baseball at Virginia Tech. In 2003, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2][3]
Pro career
[edit]Cleveland Indians
[edit]After being drafted by the Indians in 2004, Toregas played for the minor league teams Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Lake County Captains, Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros, and Columbus Clippers. A catcher and a 2007 non-roster invitee to spring training with the Indians, Toregas throws and bats right-handed. He also attended Indians spring training in 2009 but returned to the Columbus Clippers on March 24, 2009.[4] Toregas made his Major League debut and got his first hit in his first Major League at bat on August 1, 2009. Toregas was released by the Indians after the 2010 season.
Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit]Toregas signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 18, 2011. The Pirates purchased his contract on June 9, adding him to the active roster.[5] He was designated for assignment on June 13.[6] After the 2011 season, he elected for free agency.[7]
Coaching career
[edit]In November 2011, Toregas signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a player-coach;[8] he served as the first base coach for the 2012 Indianapolis Indians. In January 2015, Toregas was named as the first manager in the franchise history of the Pirates' Short-Season-A affiliate, the West Virginia Black Bears.[9] In March 2021, he was named as the manager of the Mississippi Braves, the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.[10][11] On June 11, 2021, Toregas resigned as manager of the Mississippi Braves. No reason or replacement has been announced.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Toregas was raised in Ashburn, Virginia.[13]
Toregas is a member of the Chickasaw Nation.[14] He has Chickasaw heritage through his grandmother Jalna Wenonah Wolf Toregas, and his memories of her stories about the tribe led him to pursue official membership near the end of his playing career.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "CHICKASAW MANAGER LEADS MLB PIRATES' CLASS A AFFILIATE". Chickasaw Times. January 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "2003 Harwich Mariners". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Indians Send Sowers, 6 Others to Minors New York Times, March 24, 2009
- ^ Brink, Bill. "Pirates DL Snyder, call up Toregas". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ Links, Zach (June 12, 2011). "Pirates Designate Wyatt Toregas For Assignment". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ Axisa, Mike (October 2011). "22 Triple-A Players Elect Free Agency". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ Williams, Tim (November 9, 2011). "Pirates Sign Six Minor League Free Agents".
- ^ Biertempfel, Rob (January 15, 2015). "Pirates Notebook: Assignments Finalized".
- ^ Staff reports. "Braves name minor-league managers, staffs". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves announce Mississippi coaching staff for 2021". MILB.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Vedak, Guarav (June 11, 2021). "Mississippi Braves Manager Wyatt Toregas Resigns".
- ^ hokiesports.com :: Football Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- ^ a b "Chickasaw manager leads MLB Pirates’ Class A affiliate", The Chickasaw Times, December 2015 issue.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Wyatt Toregas at Baseball America
- Toregas article from letsgotribe.com
- 1982 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Native Americans
- Akron Aeros players
- Baseball players from Fairfax County, Virginia
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Chickasaw people
- Cleveland Indians players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Harwich Mariners players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Kinston Indians players
- Lake County Captains players
- Mahoning Valley Scrappers players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Native American sportspeople
- Sportspeople from Ashburn, Virginia
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Sportspeople from Fairfax, Virginia
- Virginia Tech Hokies baseball players
- West Virginia Power managers
- American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Azucareros del Este players
- Bradenton Marauders managers
- 20th-century Native Americans
- Baseball players from Loudoun County, Virginia