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'''Trevor John Cahill''' (born March 1, 1988) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the New York Mets. He has played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Oakland Athletics]], [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], [[Atlanta Braves]], [[Chicago Cubs]], [[San Diego Padres]], [[Kansas City Royals]], [[Los Angeles Angels]], [[San Francisco Giants]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. The Athletics drafted Cahill in the second round of the [[2006 MLB draft]] and he made his MLB debut with the A's in 2009. Cahill was an All-Star in 2010, finishing 9th in that year's AL [[Cy Young Award]] voting, and won a World Series title with the 2016 Cubs as well as a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He ranks among the top 20 active pitchers in career victories and has earned over 48 million dollars in his professional baseball career.

On May 20, 2022, Cahill was signed to a minor league contract by the New York Mets following injuries to Mets starters [[Max Scherzer]] and [[Jacob deGrom]] <ref> https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mets-sign-trevor-cahill-to-minor-league-deal-as-new-yorks-rotation-injuries-continue-to-pile-up/amp/</ref>

Cahill's repertoire includes five pitches: he primarily features a sinking fastball with obvious tail, a changeup, and a curveball thrown with a knuckle-curve grip, and mixes in a slider and four-seam fastball as well. <ref>https://www.brooksbaseball.net/landing.php?player=502239/</ref> Cahill's best pitch is his sinker, which features excellent downward movement and ranges from 88–92&nbsp;mph. His sinker is his most frequent offering and is the main reason why he gets so many ground balls. Cahill also has a changeup in the 81–83&nbsp;mph range, which like his fastball, also features excellent downward movement. This is a pitch that he frequently uses against left-handers to get strikeouts. Starting in the 2010 season, Cahill began featuring a 12–6 curveball as well. His curve, which ranges in the 76–80&nbsp;mph range, has become his main strikeout weapon, and he can get hitters to chase it out of the zone as well as freezing hitters with it in the zone. Cahill also features a rare mid-80s slider against righties, though it is a below-average pitch.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}