Zakary Sebastien Shinall (born October 14, 1968) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He pitched in one Major League Baseball (MLB) game for the Seattle Mariners on May 12, 1993. Listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 215 pounds (98 kg), Shinall batted and threw right-handed.

Career

Shinall played American Legion baseball, participating in its youth world series in 1986.[1] He played baseball at El Segundo High School in El Segundo, California.[2] He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 29th round of the 1987 MLB draft out of El Camino College in Torrance, California. He converted from a starting pitcher to a reliever in mid-1991.[3] He gave up purportedly the longest home run at Cashman Field in Las Vegas, in 1992.[4]

Shinall was traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians that December, then selected off waivers by Seattle in April 1993.[5] Shinall pitched 2+2⁄3 innings of relief in his lone MLB game on May 12, 1993 against the Chicago White Sox, allowing one earned run on four hits and two walks and no strikeouts.[6] He did not have a decision and never appeared in a major league game again.[5][7]

Shinall also pitched eight seasons in the minor leagues spanning 1987–1995, posting a 38–30 record with a 3.86 ERA and 331 strikeouts in 265 pitching appearances, including 49 starts and one shutout in 560 innings pitched.[8] He played winter ball for the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan League during the 1991–1992 season.[9]

Personal life

During his playing career, Shinall enjoyed surfing.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "El Segundo used its hitting, and Jensen..." Los Angeles Times. August 29, 1986. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ "SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS : Shinall Leads El Segundo Past Savanna". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 1986. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ Waters, Sean (June 2, 1991). "Shortstop Clayton Passes His Orel Exam". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ Waters, Sean (July 26, 1992). "MINOR LEAGUES / SEAN WATERS : This Vegas Longshot Is One for the Books". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Zak Shinall Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Chicago White Sox vs Seattle Mariners Box Score: May 12, 1993". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  7. ↑ Lane, Amanda (May 2, 2019). "Remembering the Mariner Moonlight Grahams". Lookout Landing. SB Nation. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Zak Shinall Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  9. ↑ Plaschke, Bill (September 5, 1991). "BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Butler Sits After 117 Consecutive Starts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  10. ↑ Waters, Sean (July 28, 1991). "Shinall Is in No Rush to Join the Dodgers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  11. ↑ Bean, Billy; Bull, Chris (2003). Going the other way : lessons from a life in and out of major-league baseball. New York : Marlowe & Co. ; [s.n.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-56924-486-9.
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