Brendan Donovan | |
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St. Louis Cardinals – No. 33 | |
Utility player | |
Born: Würzburg, Germany | January 16, 1997|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 2022, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Batting average | .280 |
Home runs | 30 |
Runs batted in | 152 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Brendan Michael Donovan (born January 16,1997) is an American professional baseball utility player for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Born in Würzburg,Germany,and raised in Enterprise,Alabama,Donovan played college baseball at the University of South Alabama before the Cardinals selected him in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB draft. He was a part of their minor league system before making his MLB debut in 2022,becoming a consistent member of their lineup as a utility player. Following the conclusion of his rookie season,he was named the first-ever recipient of the National League Gold Glove Award for a utility player and was also a finalist for National League Rookie of the Year.
Donovan attended and played baseball at Enterprise High School in Enterprise,Alabama,where he batted .467 with four home runs,44 runs batted in (RBIs),17 doubles,and six triples as a senior in 2015. [1] He attended the University of South Alabama and played college baseball for the South Alabama Jaguars. [2] In 2017,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [3] In 2018,his junior year,he batted .302 with five home runs and 55 RBIs over 57 games. [4]
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Donovan in the seventh round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [5] He signed with St. Louis and made his professional debut with the State College Spikes of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League,playing in four games. He spent most of the 2019 season with the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League and played in one game with the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League,batting .268 with eight home runs and 53 RBIs over 114 games for the season. [6]
Donovan did not play for a minor league team during the 2020 season,which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] He started 2021 with Peoria (now members of the High-A Central) before being promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Central in early June and to Memphis (now members of the Triple-A East) in mid-August. [7] Over 108 games between the three teams,he slashed .304/.399/.455 with 12 home runs and 66 RBIs. [8] Donovan was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season where he was named to the Fall Stars Game. [9] He was selected to the 40-man roster after the season on November 19,2021. [10] Donovan returned to Memphis to begin the 2022 season. [11]
On April 25,2022,Donovan was promoted to the major leagues. [12] He made his MLB debut that night against the New York Mets as a pinch runner and scored on a single by Tyler O'Neill. [13] The next night,Donovan made his first major league start;he went 0-for-2 and was hit by a pitch in a 0–3 loss to the Mets. [14] On April 28,2022,Donovan recorded his first career hit:a pinch-hit single against fellow rookie Tyler Holton of the Arizona Diamondbacks. [15] On May 10,he hit his first MLB home run,off Dillon Tate of the Baltimore Orioles. [16] On September 22,Donovan hit his first career grand slam off of Nick Martinez of the San Diego Padres. [17]
Donovan finished his rookie season batting .281/.394/.379 with five home runs,45 RBIs,and 21 doubles over 126 games. Defensively,he played left field,right field,first base,second base,shortstop,and third base,and was named the first ever recipient of the National League Gold Glove Award for a utility player. [18] He was named a finalist for the National League Rookie of the Year Award,alongside Michael Harris II and Spencer Strider. [19] He finished in third place as Harris won the award. [20]
In 2023,Donovan played in 95 contests for the Cardinals. In 327 at bats,he batted .281/.362/.419 with 11 home runs and 34 RBIs. On August 2,2023,it was announced that Donovan would undergo season–ending surgery to repair a flexor tendon injury in his throwing arm. [21]
In 2024,Donovan batted .278/.342/.417 with 14 home runs and 73 RBIs in 153 games.
Donovan was born in Würzburg,Germany,when his father was stationed overseas,and represented the Germany national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification. [22] He married his wife Aly in 2022 and the couple welcomed a daughter in March 2024. [23]
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