Wyatt Toregas Last updated December 31, 2025 Playing career Pro career Cleveland Indians Toregas playing for the Columbus Clippers ,triple-A affiliates of the Cleveland Indians ,in 2009 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 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]
Personal life Toregas was raised in Sterling,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 ↑ "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 . Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. 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" . Minor League Baseball . March 30, 2021. Archived from the original on 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. 1 2 "Chickasaw manager leads MLB Pirates’ Class A affiliate ", The Chickasaw Times, December 2015 issue. This page is based on this
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