This was the case at first with Wainwright. Adam has an elder brother named Trey Wainwright who is 7 years older . Nick Selbe. Adam Wainwright will pitch an 18th season with St. Louis in 2023. In addition, pitchers recovering from TJS often find it challenging at first to throw with the same command as before the surgery, and thus to achieve post-surgery results equal to pre-surgery results. Wainwright, who made his MLB debut with the Cardinals in 2005, signed a five-year, $97.5 million contract extension in 2013. Adam Wainwright, Miles Mikolas, Jordan Montgomery, and Jack Flaherty's rotation spots are seemingly set with that final spot in play with competition between Hudson, Steven Matz, coming back from . Adam Wainwright's press and management team handles all inquiries involving: interviews, press, and all things media related. Snitker, the Braves major-league manager since May 2016, has kept in contact with Wainwright through the years. Recovery time was expected to take six weeks with full readiness in time for the 2018 season. In 2023, Wainwright will earn a base salary of $17,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $18,500,000. For the three previous seasons, he had gone 4119 with a 2.61 ERA. They are the fourth battery in MLB history to make 300 starts. Bill is a professional attorney, whereas Nancy is a real estate agent. [19] He also struck out a major-league high 140 batters on third-strike curveballs. [106] He pitched a second, albeit 7-inning complete game against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 16. Service Time (01/2023): 17.027 Free Agent: 2024 Agents: Aegis Sports Management . [41], The first MLB pitcher to post 10 wins on June 13, Wainwright put up seven scoreless innings in a 21 defeat of the Mets at Citi Field. Most in the crowd knew exactly who Wainwright was as the 2006 World Series champion took the mound for three innings of work. Wainwright also became just the third pitcher in franchise history to twice lead the league in wins, joining Dizzy Dean (193435) and Mort Cooper (194243).