Trevor Vaughan Gott (born August 26, 1992) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently pitches for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Gott was born in the town of Lexington in the state of Kentucky. In 2005, he was a pitcher for the Southeast Lexington squad that qualified for the Cal Ripken 12-and-Under World Series. He struck out nine batters in three innings during one game of the series.
Tates Creek High School was Gott’s alma mater. He was dubbed “one of the top pitchers in the state” by a journalist for The State Journal in 2010.
He was 6-0 with a 1.12 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 47.1 innings as a senior, while also hitting.382 with two home runs and 13 RBIs. He was named Kentucky High School Player of the Year by Gatorade.
He was picked in the sixth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres, after playing collegiate baseball at the University of Kentucky. Gott was selected in the sixth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres.
He signed with the Padres for a $200,000 signing bonus and debuted in the Class A-Short Season Northwest League with the Eugene Emeralds.
In 2015, he made his MLB debut. Gott has thrown for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Washington Nationals, and San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball.
Gott signed a major league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on November 3, 2021. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Gott inked a one-year deal with the Brewers on Wednesday. Gott spent the entire 2021 season at Triple-A Sacramento, where he pitched 41.2 innings with a 4.10 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 43 appearances (one start).