About Zach Penrod

Zach Penrod (born June 16, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox.

Career
Amateur career
Penrod attended Columbia High School in Nampa, Idaho. He was a first-team all-conference baseball player his junior and senior seasons. He then attended Corban University. In 2016, he did not pitch, only playing as an outfielder. In 2017, he returned to the mound, with a 2.03 ERA in 9 relief appearances. Penrod then transferred to Northwest Nazarene University. In 2018, he had a 1.89 ERA in 19 innings pitched for the Nighthawks. As a batter, he hit .369 with 5 home runs in 46 games. He was named to the second-team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference as an outfielder.

Texas Rangers
On August 2, 2018, Penrod signed with the Texas Rangers as an undrafted free agent, after he was not selected in the 2018 MLB draft. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Arizona League Rangers, recording a 6.17 ERA with 11 strikeouts over four games. On April 1, 2019, he underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the whole 2019 season while recovering.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season He was released by the Rangers organization on June 1, 2020. and Penrod was released by the Rangers organization on June 1, 2020.