Tanner Rainey

Tanner Scott Rainey

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 235 lb.
• School Southeastern Louisiana University, University of West Alabama
• High School St. Paul's School (Covington)
• Debut April 10, 2018

• Born December 25, 1992 in Hammond, LA USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Tanner Rainey made his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds early in the 2018 season and ended up making 8 appearances for the team, all in relief. He gave up 19 runs in just 7 innings to end up with an ungodly ERA of 24.43.

Rainey was a 2nd round pick by the Reds in the 2015 amateur draft, out of the University of West Alabama. he had a rough first couple of years as a pro, however, as he posted an ERA of 4.27 in 15 starts in the Pioneer League in 2015, then went 5-10, 5.57 for the Dayton Dragons of the Midwest League in 2016. His walk rates were high those first two years, but he still struck out around a batter per inning, showing decent stuff. In 2017, he was moved to the bullpen and had his best season so far, going 3-3, 3.19 with 13 saves in 53 games between the Daytona Tortugas and Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He did even better in AAA in 2018, when he was 7-2, 2.65 with 3 saves in 44 games.

On December 12, 2018, he was part of the first all-Tanner trade in major league history, being sent to the Washington Nationals in return for Tanner Roark.

Notable Achievements

• Won one World Series with the Washington Nationals in 2019

Related Sites

• Tanner Rainey on mlb.com