Zach Vincej

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners.

Before beginning his professional career, Vincej played college baseball at Pepperdine University.

Playing for the Pepperdine Waves, Vincej won the Brooks Wallace Award in 2012, given to the best shortstop in college baseball.

[14][15] With the Waves, Vincej struggled in 2011, his sophomore season, batting .194 and committing 11 errors in 53 games played.

[16] However, he rebounded to hit .339 in 2012, winning the Brooks Wallace Award as the top college baseball shortstop in the nation.

[16] He signed with the Reds[19] and made his professional debut with the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.

Vincej played for the Single-A Dayton Dragons in 2013 and was named to the Midwest League's all-star game.

Vincej played for the Bakersfield Blaze of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2014, posting a .271 batting average with one home run and 40 RBIs in 115 games, and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Double-A Southern League in 2015 where he batted .241 with five home runs and 22 RBIs in 90 games.

[24] After the 2016 regular season, Vincej played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.

[23] On January 31, 2022, Vincej joined the Seattle Mariners organization as a coach for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.

Zach Vincej with the Dayton Dragons in 2013
Vincej with Dayton in 2013