Trevor Megill #29

Name is pronounced “meh-GILL”...He and his wife, Katie, have a daughter named Sadie...Graduated from Bixby Charter (Calif.) School...Played water polo, basketball and football in addition in baseball in high school...Attended Loyola Marymount...Is a supporter of Strikeout for a Cause, which helps support military families...His younger brother, Tylor, pitches for the New York Mets.

2024

Went 1-3 with a 2.72 ERA and 21 saves in 48 relief appearances with Milwaukee...Made his first career Opening Day roster...Held opponents to a .200 batting average with 50 strikeouts in 46.1 innings...Was 21-for-24 in save opportunities (87.5%)…His 21 saves led the team and ranked ninth in the National League...Retired 36 of 48 first batters faced (75.0%)…Stranded 12-of-15 inherited runners (80.0%)…Earned his first Major League save on 4/25 at Pittsburgh.....Had 100 career MLB relief appearances before the save...From the date of his first save through 7/23 (his 20th save), ranked fourth in the Major Leagues in saves...Was on the seven-day concussion list from 4/3-4/18, retroactive to 3/31...Was on the 15-day injured list from 7/29-8/19 with a low back strain...Appeared in two games in the NL Wild Card Series vs. New York, tossing 2.1 scoreless and hitless innings (0 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP)…Signed a one-year contract on 1/9/25, avoiding arbitration. 

2023

Began the season at Triple-A St. Paul (Twins) and went 0-0 with a 13.03 ERA in seven relief appearances (9.2ip, 9h, 14r, 14er, 13bb, 16k, 4hr)...Was traded to Milwaukee on 4/30 in exchange for a player to be named and cash...trade completed on 6/14 when RHP Taylor Floyd was sent to the Twins...Went 1-0 with a 3.63 ERA in 31 games (2 starts) with Milwaukee during five stints (5/15-6/21, 7/18-7/26, 7/29-8/2, 8/15-9/25 and 9/30-end of season)...Struck out 52 batters in just 34.2 innings (13.50 K/9IP)...Retired 13 of 29 first batters faced (44.8%)...Stranded 8 of 12 inherited runners (66.7%)...Posted a 2.12 ERA over his last 15 appearances (17ip, 4er)...Made the first start of his professional career on 9/13 vs. Miami, pitching the first inning of a 2-0 loss (1ip, 1h, 1k)...the start came after 235 career relief appearances between the minors (142g) and majors (93g)...made his second start on 9/19 at St. Louis, pitching the first inning of a 7-3 win (1ip, 3h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 2k)...Appeared in 11 games at Triple-A Nashville, going 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA and 1 save (11ip, 7h, 5r, 5er, 3bb, 18k, 0hr)...Made his postseason debut in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series vs. Arizona, striking out the side (Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Alek Thomas and Evan Longoria) in the ninth inning of the 5-2 loss.

2022

Claimed off waivers from Chicago-NL on Nov. 30, 2021...Was not tendered a contract and signed with the Twins on a Minor League free agent contract with an invite to spring training...reassigned to Minor League camp from Twins Spring Training on March 30...Appeared in nine games for Triple-A St. Paul from April 5-15, going 0-2, 3.27 ERA (11.0 IP, 4 ER) with two saves, four walks and 15 strikeouts...Had contract selected by Minnesota on May 21...Struck out 22 total batters in first 13 appearances with Twins from May 22-July 14, including a season-high four in 1.1 innings pitched May 30 at Detroit...Posted a season-long 10.0-inning scoreless streak for the Twins from July 9-Aug. 2...Placed on Restricted List while the team traveled to Toronto from June 3-6...Placed on 15-day Injured List with right shoulder impingement June 19...pitched in one game with the Saints on rehab assignment and reinstated July 4...Went 2-1, 2.25 ERA (20.0 IP, 5 ER) with a .186 opponent batting average in 14 games pre-All-Star break, compared to 1-2, 6.05 ERA (19.1 IP, 13 ER) in 19 games post-All-Star break...Held left-handed batters to a .250 opponent batting average, compared to .307 vs. right-handed batters...Placed on 15-day Injured List Oct. 3 with a left oblique strain with two games remaining, ending his season...Allowed just four of 16 inherited runners to score for a 25.0 IRS percentage, third-best on the club...Ranked sixth on staff in games (39) and fifth in strikeouts-per-9.0 IP (9.8).

2021

Was in Cubs spring training and was optioned to alternate training site on March 31... Did not appear immediately at the minor league level due to delayed schedule...had contract purchased from Triple-A Iowa on April 26 and made major league debut the same day, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning in Atlanta, including first career strikeout, fanning Ozzie Albies...Struck out season-high three batters in three separate outings: Aug. 18 at Cincinnati, Sept. 3 vs. Pittsburgh and Sept. 7 vs. Cincinnati... Earned first major league win on Sept. 3 vs. Pittsburgh, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings with no walks and three strikeouts... Recorded first and only hold of the season after throwing a scoreless seventh inning on September 17 at Milwaukee... Walked just two batters in final 21 appearances from July 29-October 2 (19.0 IP)...Posted a 4.91 ERA (11.0 IP, 6 ER) in his last 11 outings from Aug. 27-Oct. 2... Struck out at least one batter in 17 of 28 appearances and multiple batters in 10 games... Posted a 3.75 strikeouts-per-walk ratio, sixth-best among NL rookies (minimum 20.0 IP)...his 11.41 strikeouts-per-9.0 IP ranked ninth... Claimed off waivers by Minnesota on November 30...had contract non-tendered later that day, signing with Triple-A St. Paul.

2020

Trevor was outrighted to the Cubs South Bend Alternate Training Site on July 17… spent the season in South Bend.

2019

Trevor combined to go 2-2 with six saves and a 3.86 ERA (26 ER/60.2 IP) in 39 relief appearances, primarily with Triple-A El Paso along with stops at Double-A Amarillo and Single-A Lake Elsinore...went 2-2 with a 4.47 ERA (25 ER/50.1 IP) in 32 relief outings with Triple-A El Paso... Walked 22 batters and struck out 87, good for an average of 12.9 SO per 9.0 innings, while reaching the Triple-A level for the first time in his career...On injured list from April 13-May 13 with right elbow inflammation.

2018

Trevor went 2-1 with a 3.35 ERA (14 ER/37.2 IP) in 25 relief outings, split nearly evenly between Single-A Lake Elsinore (13 games) and Double-A San Antonio (11 games)...also appeared in one game with the AZL Padres...on injured list from May 30-August 4 with a left oblique muscle strain...Struck out 42 batters and walked just eight between the three clubs...with Lake Elsinore, struck out 32 batters and walked just one in 19.2 innings.

2017

Made his season debut, June 26, as he returned from Tommy John surgery...went 5-0 with a 2.63 ERA (8 ER/27.1 IP) in 21 relief outings, posting a 0.95 WHIP...spent most of the season with Single-A Tri-City, going 3-0 with a 0.98 ERA (2 ER/18.1 IP) in 16 relief outings.

2016

Missed the entire season with a right elbow injury...underwent Tommy John surgery.

2015

In his first pro season, went 2-0 with a 3.16 ERA (11 ER/31.1 IP) in 17 relief outings between the AZL Padres and Single-A Tri-City...was 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA (6 ER/20.0 IP) in 10 outings with Tri-City.