GASTONIA, N.C. – The Ghost Peppers signed former MLB All-Star pitcher Trevor Cahill to a contract on Saturday.
Cahill, 37, spent 13 seasons in the big leagues. The right-hander pitched for nine different teams – Athletics, Diamondbacks, Braves, Cubs, Padres, Royals, Angels, Giants and Pirates.
The Oceanside, California, native was a rookie with the Athletics in 2009. He then became an All-Star in 2010, finishing ninth in American League Cy Young Award voting. During that 2010 season, Cahill went 18-8 with a 2.97 ERA in 30 starts. A year later, he started a league-high 34 games.
Cahill won a World Series title with the Cubs in 2016, posting a 2.74 ERA in 50 relief appearances with Chicago that season.
In his MLB career, Cahill made 361 outings, recording 1,151 strikeouts in over 1,500 innings. He has a career 11.7 bWAR.
Cahill, who most recently pitched in the Mets organization in 2022, joins the Gastonia staff with just over a week remaining in the first half of the season.
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Gastonia Ghost Peppers begins its second season of operations with Zawyer Sports & Entertainment – a sports ownership group with professional teams operating in the U.S. and the fifth season for the franchise at CaroMont Health Park in the FUSE District of Gastonia. The Ghost Peppers have made the ALPB Playoffs for three consecutive seasons, setting the league record for highest win percentage in a three-year span (.651 from 2022-2024.)
In their inaugural season, the Ghost Peppers had seven players with contracts purchased by other leagues, whether that be MLB-affiliated clubs or leagues outside the country. They also had two former players make their MLB debuts in 2024 — Spencer Bivens (Tigers) and Bryan Sammons (2024.) Bivens is on the Giants’ 26-man roster in 2025. J.C. Escarra, who played for Gastonia in 2023, is currently on the Yankees’ 26-man roster.
Single game tickets for the Gastonia Ghost Peppers are currently on sale. Contact the Ghost Peppers office at 980-415-2255, or visit www.ghostpeppersbaseball.com for more information.