Matt Brash | |
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Seattle Mariners – No. 47 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Kingston, Ontario, Canada | May 12, 1998|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 12, 2022, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 13–8 |
Earned run average | 3.63 |
Strikeouts | 169 |
Teams | |
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Matthew Aurel Brash (born May 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Brash attended Bayridge Secondary School in Kingston, Ontario. [1] Undrafted out of high school in 2016, he attended Niagara University in Lewiston, New York to play college baseball for the Purple Eagles. [2] He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. [3] [4]
Brash made his professional debut in 2019 with the Arizona League Padres and Fort Wayne TinCaps, posting a combined 1.69 ERA over 5+1⁄3 innings. Brash did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
On September 17, 2020, Brash was traded to the Seattle Mariners as the player to be named later for in a previous trade for Taylor Williams. [6] Brash split the 2021 season between the Everett AquaSox and the Arkansas Travelers, going a combined 6–4 with a 2.31 ERA and 142 strikeouts over 97+1⁄3 innings. [7] [8] [9] While pitching for the Travelers on August 2, he threw six innings of a combined no-hitter along with Nate Fisher and Dayeison Arias. [10]
On September 28, 2021, Seattle selected Brash's contract to the 40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time, although he did not make an appearance. [11] [12] On April 2, 2022, the Mariners announced that Brash would be the team's fifth starter in the rotation. [13] He made his MLB debut on April 12. [14]