Trevor Oaks

Trevor Oaks
Trevor Oaks
	Oaks with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2018
	Pitcher
	Born: March 26, 1993 (age 31); Riverside, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 28, 2018, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
	July 4, 2018, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–2
Earned run average	7.24
Strikeouts	10
Teams
	Kansas City Royals (2018);

Trevor Scott Oaks (born March 26, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2014 MLB Draft. He played one season in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2018 for the Kansas City Royals.

Career

Oaks attended Woodcrest Christian High School in Riverside, California. He played one season of college baseball at Biola University.^[1] He then transferred to California Baptist University where he played for one season, with a 10-0 record and 1.68 ERA in 15 starts.^[2] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2014 MLB Draft, and signed for a signing bonus of $161,600.^[3]^[4]

Los Angeles Dodgers

Oaks began his professional career with the Ogden Raptors in 2014, where he was 5–2 with a 6.81 ERA in 14 games.^[5] In 2015, he pitched in 23 games (21 starts) between the Great Lakes Loons and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and had an 8–5 record and 2.65 ERA.^[5]

For the 2016 season, he pitched in four games for the Quakes, and 10 each for the Tulsa Drillers and Oklahoma City Dodgers, with a 14–3 record and 2.74 ERA.^[5] In 2017, he made 15 starts (and one relief appearance) for Oklahoma City and was 4–3 with a 3.64 ERA.^[5] His season was cut short by an oblique injury suffered in July.^[6] The Dodgers added him to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2017.^[7]

Kansas City Royals

On January 4, 2018, Oaks was traded to the Kansas City Royals in a three-team trade that also sent Jake Peter and Scott Alexander to the Dodgers, Joakim Soria and Luis Avilán to the Chicago White Sox, and Erick Mejia to the Royals.^[8] He was recalled by the Royals on April 28, 2018, to make his major league debut as the starting pitcher against the White Sox.^[3] With AAA Omaha, he was 8-8 with a 3.23 ERA in 128.1 innings in 22 starts.^[2] With the Royals in 2018, he was 0-2 with a 7.24 ERA in 13.2 innings.^[2]

Oaks missed the 2019 season after undergoing surgery to repair the labrum in his right hip.^[9] On October 29, Oaks was outrighted off the Royals roster.^[10]

San Francisco Giants

On November 5, 2019, Oaks was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.^[11] On January 16, 2020, Oaks was designated for assignment. He was sent outright to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on January 24. Oaks did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12] On December 20, 2020, Oaks was released by the Giants.

In an interview on January 31, 2022, Oaks acknowledged that he had retired from professional baseball since his release from the Giants organization.^[13]