Jeff Brigham
Jeff Brigham | |
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New York Mets | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Federal Way, Washington | February 16, 1992|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 2, 2018, for the Miami Marlins | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 3–7 |
Earned run average | 4.52 |
Strikeouts | 79 |
Teams | |
Jeff John Brigham (born February 16, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2018 with the Miami Marlins.
Career
Brigham attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn, Washington and played college baseball at the University of Washington.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Brigham was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2] He made his professional debut with the Ogden Raptors. He started 2015 with the Great Lakes Loons and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
Miami Marlins
On July 30, 2015 Brigham was acquired by the Miami Marlins as part of a 13-player trade with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers.[3] He finished the season with the Jupiter Hammerheads. He pitched 2016 with Jupiter and after the season, played in the Arizona Fall League. He pitched 2017 with Jupiter and played 2018 with the Gulf Coast Marlins, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and New Orleans Baby Cakes.[4]
Brigham was promoted to the Major Leagues on September 1, 2018. Brigham had an 0-4 record with 12 strikeouts and a 6.06 ERA in 16.1 innings pitched in the 2018 season. In 2019 for Miami, Brigham made 32 appearances for the club, pitching to a 4.46 ERA and 3-2 record with 39 strikeouts in 38.1 innings of work. In 2020, Brigham only pitched one inning, allowing a single run on two hits.[5]
On February 17, 2021, Brigham was placed on the 60-day injured list.[6] On October 28, 2021, Brigham was outrighted off of the 40-man roster.[7] On July 24, 2022, Brigham's contract was selected by the Marlins and was promoted to the major leagues. On November 15, Brigham was designated for assignment.
New York Mets
On November 18, 2022, the Marlins traded Brigham and Elieser Hernández to the New York Mets for Franklin Sanchez and a player to be named later or cash considerations.[8]
References
- ^ "UW's pitcher Jeff Brigham picked by Dodgers in the fourth round". 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Thomas Jefferson alum drafted by Dodgers in fourth round - Federal Way Mirror". 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Dodgers acquire Latos, Wood in 13-player trade". 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Jeff Brigham Battling Back to Start 2018". MiLB.com.
- ^ "Jeff Brigham Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ "Marlins Designate Harold Ramirez for Assignment".
- ^ "Marlins' Jeff Brigham: Outrighted to Triple-A".
- ^ https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35054200/mets-trade-marlins-right-handers-elieser-hernandez-jeff-brigham
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Federal Way, Washington
- Baseball players from Washington (state)
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Miami Marlins players
- Washington Huskies baseball players
- Ogden Raptors players
- Great Lakes Loons players
- Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
- Jupiter Hammerheads players
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Gulf Coast Marlins players
- Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players
- New Orleans Baby Cakes players