Brandon Brennan

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Brandon Brennan

|team = Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

|number = 90

|position = Pitcher

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|7|26}}

|birth_place = Mission Viejo, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = March 21

|debutyear = 2019

|debutteam = Seattle Mariners

|debut2league= CPBL

|debut2date = March 31

|debut2year = 2024

|debut2team = Fubon Guardians

|statyear = 2021 season

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 3–6

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 4.21

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 55

|stat2league = CPBL

|stat2year = 2024 season

|stat21label = Win–loss record

|stat21value = 2–6

|stat22label = Earned run average

|stat22value = 5.34

|stat23label = Strikeouts

|stat23value = 40

|teams=

Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2019}}–{{mlby|2020}})
Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2021}})
Fubon Guardians ({{by|2024}})

}}

Brandon Sean Michael Brennan (born July 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Fubon Guardians.

Amateur career

Brennan attended Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, California. The Colorado Rockies selected Brennan in the 40th round of the 2010 MLB draft, but Brennan did not sign.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/article228838014.html |title=Mariners Rule 5 draftee Brandon Brennan pitching well | Tacoma News Tribune |publisher=Thenewstribune.com |date= |access-date=April 21, 2019}} Brennan attended the University of Oregon as a freshman in 2011, but took a redshirt and did not play for the Oregon Ducks.{{cite web|url=https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2018/12/13/18139432/mariners-select-rhp-brandon-brennan-in-rule-5-draft-lose-chuck-taylor-adonis-de-la-cruz-chris-mazza |title=Mariners select RHP Brandon Brennan in Rule 5 Draft, lose three players in minor-league portion |publisher=lookoutlanding.com |date=December 13, 2018 |access-date=March 20, 2019}} Brennan chose to transfer from Oregon, but as he did so too late to be eligible for a Division I school, he transferred to Orange Coast College (OCC) for his 2012 sophomore season. In 15 games (14 starts) at OCC in 2012, Brennan had an 11–1 win–loss record with a 1.25 earned run average (ERA).{{Cite web |date=March 28, 2019 |title=Pirate pair earn spots on MLB Rosters |url=https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/bsb/2018-19/releases/20190328uowfow |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Orange Coast College}}

Professional career

=Chicago White Sox=

The Chicago White Sox selected Brennan in the fourth round, with the 141st overall selection, of the 2012 MLB draft. Brennan signed with the White Sox for a $320,800 signing bonus.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=156380 |title=Brandon Brennan |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |access-date=March 20, 2019}} After signing, he debuted with the Great Falls Voyagers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, pitching to a 3–2 record with a 4.34 ERA in 37 innings pitched. In 2013, he pitched for the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Single–A South Atlantic League, going 4–9 with a 5.53 ERA in 81 innings. Brennan spent 2014 with Great Falls, Kannapolis, and the Winston-Salem Dash of the High–A Carolina League. He combined to go 5–1 with a 2.91 ERA in 66 innings. He spent 2015 with Winston-Salem, going 3–4 with a 3.55 ERA in 58 innings. On November 20, 2015, the White Sox added Brennan to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/white-sox-add-brandon-brennan-to-40-man-roster/c-157792578|title=White Sox add Brandon Brennan to 40-man roster|website=MLB.com|date=November 20, 2015 |access-date=December 14, 2018}}

Brennan spent 2016 with Winston-Salem and the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A Southern League, going a combined 3–12 with a 6.79 ERA in 102 innings. On November 19, 2016, he was outrighted off of the 40-man roster.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/11/outrighted-smith-centeno-brennan.html|title = Outrighted: Smith, Centeno, Brennan| date=November 19, 2016 }} He spent the 2017 season with Birmingham and the Charlotte Knights of the Triple-A International League, going a combined 2–2 with a 4.68 ERA in {{frac|59|2|3}} innings. In 2018, he again split the season between Birmingham and Charlotte, combining to go 5–4 with a 3.25 ERA in {{frac|74|2|3}} innings. On November 2, 2018, Brennan elected free agency.{{Cite web|title=Minor League Free Agents 2018|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2018/|access-date=May 20, 2024|website=baseballamerica.com|date=November 6, 2018 |language=en}}

=Seattle Mariners=

On November 13, 2018, Brennan signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization.{{cite web|url=https://roxpile.com/2018/11/20/colorado-rockies-assign-brandon-brennan-to-triple-a-albuquerque/ |title=Colorado Rockies assign Brandon Brennan to Triple-A Albuquerque |publisher=roxpile.com |date=November 20, 2018 |access-date=March 20, 2019}}

The Seattle Mariners identified Brennan as a player to target when their analytics department identified improvements in Brennan's changeup.{{cite web|last=Johns |first=Greg |url=https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/rule-5-pick-brandon-brennan-enjoys-success |title=Rule 5 pick Brandon Brennan enjoys success | Seattle Mariners |work=Mlb.com |date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=April 21, 2019}}{{cite news |last=Brock |first=Corey |date=2019-04-18 |title=How technology ID'd Brandon Brennan's secret weapon — and added it to the Mariners' bullpen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/930703/2019/04/18/how-technology-idd-brandon-brennans-secret-weapon-and-added-it-to-mariners-bullpen/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241029024550/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/930703/2019/04/18/how-technology-idd-brandon-brennans-secret-weapon-and-added-it-to-mariners-bullpen/ |archive-date=2024-10-29 |access-date=April 21, 2019 |work=The Athletic}} At the Winter Meetings in December 2018, they selected Brennan with the 13th pick in the Rule 5 draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/12/2018-rule-5-draft-results.html|title=2018 Rule 5 Draft Results|website=MLB Trade Rumors|date=December 13, 2018 |access-date=December 14, 2018}} Brennan made the Seattle Mariners's 2019 Opening Day roster.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/mariners-set-roster-for-opening-day |title=Mariners set 25-man Opening Day roster |work=mlb.com |date=March 19, 2019 |access-date=March 20, 2019}} He made his major league debut on March 21, 2019, pitching a scoreless eighth inning against the Oakland Athletics.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mariners-vs-athletics/2019/03/21/566084#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=566084 |title=Mariners 5, Athletics 4 (Final Score) |website=MLB Gameday |date=March 21, 2019 |access-date=March 21, 2019}} Overall for the 2019 Mariners, he was 3–6 with a 4.56 ERA in 44 appearances, striking out 47 batters in {{frac|47|1|3}} innings pitched. With the 2020 Mariners, Brennan recorded a 3.68 ERA with seven strikeouts in five appearances.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brennbr01.shtml |title=Brandon Brennan Stats |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=June 13, 2021}}

On April 28, 2021, Brennan was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Jacob Nottingham.{{Cite web |last=Byrne |first=Connor |date=2021-04-28 |title=Mariners Claim Jacob Nottingham, Designate Brandon Brennan |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/04/mariners-claim-jacob-nottingham-designate-brandon-brennan.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}

=Boston Red Sox=

On May 3, 2021, Brennan was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox and was assigned to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/red-sox-claim-brandon-brennan-from-mariners.html |title=Red Sox Claim Brandon Brennan From Mariners |first=Mark |last=Polishuk |website=mlbtraderumors.com |date=May 3, 2021 |accessdate=May 3, 2021}} He was called up and added to Boston's active roster on June 10.{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/boston-red-sox-roster-moves-reliever-brandon-brennan-called-up-phillips-valdez-sent-to-woosox/ar-AAKVgWl |title=Boston Red Sox roster moves: Reliever Brandon Brennan called up, Phillips Valdez sent to WooSox |website=MassLive.com |via=MSN.com |date=June 10, 2021 |accessdate=June 10, 2021}} He pitched three scoreless innings in one appearance for the team,{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401228016 |title=Blue Jays vs. Red Sox - Box Score |website=ESPN.com |date=June 12, 2021 |accessdate=June 13, 2021}} then was designated for assignment on June 13.{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/boston-red-sox-roster-moves-ryan-weber-added-to-40-man-brandon-brennan-designated-for-assignment/ar-AAL0chi |title=Boston Red Sox roster moves: Ryan Weber added to 40-man; Brandon Brennan designated for assignment |first=Christopher |last=Smith |website=MassLive.com |via=MSN.com |date=June 13, 2021 |accessdate=June 13, 2021}} He was outrighted to Triple-A Worcester on June 16.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-16 |title=Transactions |url=https://www.mlb.com/transactions/2021/06/16 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} Brennan made 32 appearances for Triple-A Worcester, going 1–2 with a 5.97 ERA and 37 strikeouts. On September 14, 2021, the Red Sox released Brennan.{{Cite web |last=Franco |first=Anthony |date=2021-09-14 |title=Red Sox Release Brandon Brennan |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/09/red-sox-release-brandon-brennan.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}

=Atlanta Braves=

On March 10, 2022, Brennan signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.{{cite news |last1=Hilburn-Trenkle |first1=Chris |title=Minor League Transactions: March 9-23, 2022 |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-transactions-march-9-23-2022/ |access-date=May 27, 2022 |work=Baseball America |date=March 24, 2022}} In 24 appearances for the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers, he struggled to a 6.91 ERA with 33 strikeouts across {{fraction|27|1|3}} innings pitched. Brennan was released by the Braves organization on July 7.

=Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos=

On July 14, 2022, Brennan signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.{{cite web|url=https://tecolotes2laredos.com/brandon-brennan-y-taylor-cole-se-suman-a-la-rotacion-fronteriza/|title=BRANDON BRENNAN Y TAYLOR COLE SE SUMAN A LA ROTACIÓN FRONTERIZA|work=tecolotes2laredos.com|date=July 14, 2022|language=Spanish|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714171515/https://tecolotes2laredos.com/brandon-brennan-y-taylor-cole-se-suman-a-la-rotacion-fronteriza/|url-status=dead}} In 3 games (2 starts) for the team, Brennan went 2-0 with 7 strikeouts in 10 innings, and did not concede a run.

Brennan made 19 starts for Dos Laredos in 2023, compiling an 11-4 record and 3.69 ERA with 59 strikeouts across {{fraction|97|2|3}} innings pitched.

=Fubon Guardians=

On January 26, 2024, Brennan signed with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.{{Cite web |last=Kroeger |first=Garrett |date=2024-03-03 |title=Former Tecos pitcher signs with CPBL team |url=https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/former-tecos-pitcher-brandon-brennan-signs-cpbl-18701333.php |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Laredo Morning Times}} In 14 starts for Fubon, he compiled a 2–6 record and 5.34 ERA with 40 strikeouts across 64 innings pitched. Brennan was released by the Guardians on July 26.{{Cite web|title=Fubon Guardians Release Brandon Brennan|url=http://cpblstats.com/fubon-guardians-release-brandon-brennan/|access-date=July 26, 2024|website=cpblstats.com|date=July 26, 2024 |language=en}}

=Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (second stint)=

On February 27, 2025, Brennan signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.{{Cite web|title=Tecos: ¡Bienvenido de nuevo, Brandon Brennan!|url=https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/tecos-bienvenido-de-nuevo-brandon-brennan|access-date=February 28, 2025|website=milb.com|language=en}}