Brian Serven | |
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Detroit Tigers | |
Catcher | |
Born: Palm Desert, California, U.S. | May 5, 1995|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 18, 2022, for the Colorado Rockies | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Batting average | .187 |
Home runs | 6 |
Runs batted in | 20 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Brian Nicholas Serven (born May 5,1995) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Toronto Blue Jays. Serven was drafted by the Rockies in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2022.
Serven was born in Palm Desert,California. He is childhood friends with infielder Scott Burcham. [1] [2] He attended Palm Desert High School where he led the Aztecs to the California Interscholastic Federation championship his junior year in 2012.
Serven attended Arizona State University and played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. [3] In 2014,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [4]
The Colorado Rockies selected Serven in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft. [5]
Serven did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Returning to action in 2021,Serven spent the year with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. In 73 games,he slashed .250/.308/.504 with 16 home runs and 38 RBI. He returned to Albuquerque to begin the 2022 season.
On May 17,2022,Serven was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [7] He made his MLB debut the next day on May 18. [8] In his second game for the Rockies on May 21,2022,Serven hit two home runs against the New York Mets,becoming the first player in major league history to record his first two career hits with two multiple-run home runs in the same game. [9]
On January 5,2024,Serven was claimed by the Chicago Cubs. [10] However,he was designated for assignment by the team on January 11. [11] On January 16,Serven was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. [12] On January 29,he was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. [13] On March 23,the Blue Jays announced that Serven had made the Opening Day roster following a strong spring and an injury to Danny Jansen. [14] He formally had his contract selected on March 28. [15] In 28 games for Toronto,he slashed .159/.243/.222 with no home runs and three RBI. Serven was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on September 16. [16] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Buffalo on September 19. [17] Serven elected free agency on October 1. [18]
On December 16,2024,Serven signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. [19]
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