Bryan Baker | |
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Baltimore Orioles – No. 43 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S. | December 2, 1994|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 5, 2021, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 8–6 |
Earned run average | 3.50 |
Strikeouts | 128 |
Teams | |
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Bryan Scott Baker (born December 2,1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Baker grew up in Fort Walton Beach,Florida and attended Choctawhatchee High School,where he was a standout baseball and basketball player. Baker was selected in the 40th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates,but opted not to sign. [1]
Baker played college baseball for the North Florida Ospreys for three seasons. He was named first team All-Atlantic Sun Conference as a junior after posting a 6–4 record and a conference-leading 2.27 ERA with 80 strikeouts. [2] Baker compiled a 14–10 record with a 3.67 ERA and 144 strikeouts over the course of his collegiate career. [3] In 2015,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [4]
Baker was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 11th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. [5] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie league Grand Junction Rockies. [2] Baker spent the 2017 season with the Asheville Tourists of the Single–A South Atlantic League,where he was moved to the bullpen and posted a 1.66 ERA on the season. [6] Baker began the 2018 season with the High–A Lancaster JetHawks. [7]
Baker was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays on August 14,2018,as the player to be named later to complete a trade for Seung-hwan Oh. [7] The Blue Jays assigned him to the Dunedin Blue Jays of the High–A Florida State League where he had a 2.84 ERA over six appearances. [8] Baker began the 2019 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats before being promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons,where he had a 3.68 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched. [9] Baker did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic,but was assigned to the Blue Jays' Alternate Training Site. [10] He returned to the Buffalo Bisons to start the 2021 minor league season. [11]
On September 1,2021,Baker was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [12] On September 5,Baker made his MLB debut,tossing a scoreless inning against the Oakland Athletics,striking out one. [13]
On November 8,2021,Baker was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. [14]
On April 23,2022,Baker earned his first career win in a 5–4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. [15] On September 6,after surrendering two hits and a run to the Toronto Blue Jays,he instigated a benches clearing scrum by staring at the Blue Jays dugout while making a hand puppet-like gesture with his right hand. On the final day of the season,Baker pitched a scoreless ninth inning in the first game of a doubleheader against the Blue Jays to earn his first career save. [16] Baker compiled a 4-3 record with a 3.49 ERA in 66 appearances for the Orioles during the 2022 season.
Baker made 46 appearances out of the bullpen for Baltimore in 2023,registering a 4–3 record and 3.60 ERA with 51 strikeouts across 45 innings pitched. [17]
Baker was optioned to the Triple–A Norfolk Tides to begin the 2024 season. [18]
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