Cade Winquest
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Cade Winquest | |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 30, 2000 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Cade Ryan Winquest (born April 30, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He is currently a phantom ballplayer, having spent 17 days on the active roster of the New York Yankees without making an appearance.
Winquest attended V.R. Eaton High School in Haslet, Texas, and the University of Texas at Arlington, where he played college baseball for the UT Arlington Mavericks.[1] In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He planned to transfer to the University of Oregon for the 2023 season.[3]
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Winquest in the eighth round of the 2022 MLB draft. He played for the Palm Beach Cardinals in 2023 and for the Peoria Chiefs in 2024, but his 2024 season ended after nine games due to a slipped disc in his back. He began the 2025 season with Peoria and was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals in July 2025.[3]
On December 10, 2025, the New York Yankees selected Winquest from the Cardinals in the Rule 5 draft.[4] On March 24, 2026, the Yankees announced that Winquest had made the team's Opening Day roster.[5][6] On April 10, Winquest was designated for assignment by the Yankees without appearing in a game for the team.[7]
On April 13, 2026, Winquest was returned to the Cardinals organization.[8]