Joe Winkelsas
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| Chicago White Sox — No. -- | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 14, 1973 Buffalo, New York |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 10, 1999 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 0-1 |
| Earned run average | 9.82 |
| Strikeouts | 4 |
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Joseph "Joe" Winkelsas (born September 14, 1973 in Buffalo, New York) is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher.
Winkelsas made his major-league debut on April 10, 1999 with the Atlanta Braves. He pitched one-third of an inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowing four hits, a walk, and two runs. He then was sent to the minors, and remained there until 2005, when he injured his arm. He then worked as a garbage man. This helped rebuild his arm strength, so he tried out for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006. He was assigned to the Huntsville Stars, the Brewers' Double-A affiliate. On May 23, 2006, the Brewers called him up, and he made his second big-league appearance that day against the Cincinnati Reds, a scoreless third of an inning. He stayed in the big leagues with the Brewers until June 21, and he announced his retirement on July 4, 2006.
Winkelsas retired due to arm numbness following his seven-game stint for the Brewers in 2006. But he came back last year, combining to go 2-2, 3.00 in 19 outings between Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Richmond in the Atlanta chain. He had a stretch of 26 scoreless innings, with more than half of those against White Sox affiliates. So the Sox took another chance on him and put him back in Charlotte, where he pitched in 2004 and 2005.
