June 21, and he announced his retirement on July 4, 2006 due to arm numbness, having appeared in just seven games. Back to the Braves However, he returned to professional baseball in 2007, returning to the Braves organization. That year, he combined to go 2-2, 3.00 in 19 outings between Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Richmond in the Atlanta chain before being released in midseason. Back to the White Sox Winkelsas again sat out the remainder of the season, but in 2008 he returned to the White Sox organization. He had a stretch of 26 scoreless innings, with more than half of those against White Sox affiliates, so the Sox took another chance on him. This stint lasted just seven games between Charlotte and Birmingham before he was once again released on May 31, 2008. In 2010, he tried another comeback, this time with the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League. He appeared in eight games, winning one, and posting an ERA of 6.00. Honors On January 29, 2009, Winkelsas became the first member inducted into the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie athletic hall of fame. Notes External links Major League Baseball pitchers Atlanta Braves players Milwaukee Brewers players Danville Braves players Macon Braves players Durham Bulls players Danville 97s players Greenville Braves players Richmond Braves players Myrtle Beach Pelicans players Somerset Patriots players Elmira Pioneers players Winston-Salem Warthogs players Charlotte Knights players The Grays players Huntsville Stars players Nashville Sounds players Mississippi Braves players Birmingham Barons players Newark Bears players Baseball players from New York (state) 1973 births Living people South Carolina Gamecocks baseball players South Carolina–Salkehatchie Indians baseball players Elon Phoenix baseball players