Jake Brigham | |
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Free agent | |
Starting pitcher | |
Born: Winter Garden, Florida, U.S. | February 10, 1988|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: June 30, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves | |
NPB: April 14, 2016, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
KBO: May 18, 2017, for the Kiwoom Heroes | |
CPBL: March 19, 2021, for the Wei Chuan Dragons | |
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–1 |
Earned run average | 8.64 |
Strikeouts | 12 |
NPB statistics (through 2016 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–3 |
Earned run average | 5.24 |
Strikeouts | 27 |
KBO statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Win–loss record | 50–26 |
Earned run average | 3.63 |
Strikeouts | 557 |
CPBL statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 26-16 |
Earned run average | 2.37 |
Strikeouts | 227 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
CPBL
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Jacob Daniel Brigham (born February 10,1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2015 with the Atlanta Braves,and has also played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Nexen / Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League and for the Wei Chuan Dragons in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Brigham attended Central Florida Christian Academy in Orlando,Florida,where he played for the school's baseball team. [1] [2] He pitched a no-hitter in 2005,his junior season,against West Oak,though he allowed two unearned runs. [3] The Texas Rangers drafted Brigham in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. [4] They added him to their 40-man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [5]
In July 2012,Brigham was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Geovany Soto. [6]
He was traded back to the Rangers for Barret Loux on November 20,2012. [7] He was non tendered by the Rangers on November 30 [8] and became a free agent,but re-signed with the Rangers on a minor league contract. [9]
Brigham became a free agent again after the 2013 season. [10]
He signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization for the 2014 season. [11]
He signed with the Atlanta Braves' organization prior to the 2015 season. Brigham was called up to the majors for the first time on June 27,2015. [12] [13] Brigham made his Major League debut on June 30,2015,pitching three innings against the Washington Nationals while striking out four batters and allowing only one hit. [14] He elected free agency on November 6. [15]
On December 11,2015,Brigham signed a minor-league contract with the Detroit Tigers. [16]
On December 18,2015,the Tigers sold Brigham's rights to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. [17]
On January 10,2017,Brigham signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers. [18]
On May 4,2017,Brigham signed a contract with the Nexen Heroes of the KBO League. [19] Brigham signed a $650,000 contract for the 2018 season with the Heroes on November 24,2017. [20] On November 23,2018,Brigham re-signed to a $900,000 contract with the team,now named the Kiwoom Heroes,for the 2019 season. [21] Brigham posted a 13–5 record with a 2.96 ERA over 158.1 innings in 2019. [22] On December 9,2019,Brigham re-signed with Kiwoom for the 2020 season on a $950,000 contract. [22] Following the 2020 season,the Heroes announced they would part ways with Brigham,and he became a free agent.
On December 26,2020,Brigham signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2021 season. [23] On March 19,2021,Brigham made his CPBL debut. Through his first four starts with the Dragons,Brigham pitched to a 0.42 ERA and 0.78 WHIP over 21.2 innings of work. [24]
On April 15,2021,Brigham's contract was purchased by the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. [25] In 10 starts,Brigham posted a 7–3 record with a 2.95 ERA. On September 4,2021,Brigham parted ways with the club for personal reasons. [26]
On January 5,2022,Brigham re-signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. [27] He made 29 starts for Wei Chuan in 2022,logging a 12-9 record and 2.71 ERA with 110 strikeouts in 182.1 innings pitched.
On May 9,2023,it was announced that Brigham would miss 6-8 weeks after suffering a hairline fracture in his left foot. [28] He became a free agent following the 2023 season.
Brigham and his wife,Taylor,have three daughters and a son [29] He is the nephew of former White Sox catcher Ron Karkovice. [30]
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