Bryan Woo

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23+2⁄3 innings. He returned to play for the Oilers that summer. [4] He pitched only 17+2⁄3 innings in 2020 before the college baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he compiled a 6.11 ERA over 28 innings before undergoing Tommy John surgery and missing the rest of the season. [5] Woo started only six of the 31 games he pitched in college, finishing his college tenure with a 4–7 record, one save, 6.49 ERA, and 89 strikeouts in 69+1⁄3 innings. [6]

Professional career

Woo was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the sixth round with the 174th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. [7] [8] He signed with the Mariners for $318,200, slightly above the $286,500 slot value of the Mariners' pick. [9] [10] [11] He made his professional debut in 2022 with the Arizona Complex League Mariners and was promoted to the Low-A Modesto Nuts in mid-June and then the High-A Everett AquaSox at the end of July. [12] Over 16 starts for the three clubs, Woo posted a 1–4 record with a 4.11 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 57 innings. [13] He played in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas after the season. [14]

Woo started 2023 with the Double-A Arkansas Travelers. [15] In nine starts, Woo had a 3–2 record and 2.05 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 44 innings pitched. [13] On June 2, 2023, the Mariners announced that Woo would be promoted to the major leagues to start the following day against the Texas Rangers. [16] Starting in place of Marco Gonzales, [17] Woo had one of his worst starts of the season, allowing six runs in two innings. [18] [19] He won his first MLB game in his fourth start, besting the New York Yankees on June 22. He finished his rookie season with a 4–5 record and 4.21 ERA, striking out 92 batters in 87+2⁄3 innings. [20]

Despite dealing with several injuries, Woo improved on the mound in 2024. He began the season on the 10-day injured list with elbow inflammation. [21] [22] He made his first start on May 10. [23] In his first six starts, he posted a 1.07 ERA, the lowest in Mariners history to begin a season. [24] [25] He was scratched from his next start on June 11 [26] and made two more starts, earning losses in both outings, [23] before returning to the injured list on June 25 with a hamstring injury. [27] He was activated on July 12, [28] resuming his turn in the Mariners rotation. He finished the 2024 season with a 9–3 record and 2.89 ERA, striking out 101 batters in 121+1⁄3 innings over 21 starts, all improvements from his rookie season. [29] He was the best MLB starting pitcher at avoiding base on balls in 2024, walking 2.6 percent of batters faced. [30]

Personal life

Bryan Woo's parents are Clayton and Hilary Woo. [31] [32] As a child, Woo was a fan of the San Francisco Giants, and his favorite player was Brandon Crawford. [33]

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  22. ↑ Deeds, Nick (March 25, 2024). "Bryan Woo To Begin Season On IL Due To Elbow Inflammation". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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Bryan Woo
Seattle Mariners – No. 22
Pitcher
Born: (2000-01-30) January 30, 2000 (age 24)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 3, 2023, for the  Seattle Mariners
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