Jhony Brito

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Jhony Brito

|image = Jhony Brito (UTLYq8n-8 c).png

|caption = Brito with the New York Yankees in 2023

|team = San Diego Padres

|number = 76

|position = Pitcher

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|17}}

|birth_place = Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = April 2

|debutyear = 2023

|debutteam = New York Yankees

|statyear = 2024 season

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 10–9

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 4.23

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 101

|teams =

New York Yankees ({{mlby|2023}})
San Diego Padres ({{mlby|2024}})

}}

Jhony Rafael Brito (born February 17, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Yankees.

Career

=New York Yankees=

Brito signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on November 9, 2015. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. Brito spent the 2017 season with the Low-A Staten Island Yankees, making three scoreless starts and with eight strikeouts He underwent Tommy John surgery later that season, ending his year and causing him to miss the entirety of the 2018 season as well.{{Cite web|title=The Yankees' Top 10 Prospects: No. 10 Jhony Brito|url=https://www.pinstripealley.com/platform/amp/2022/12/23/23523537/yankees-top-prospects-jhony-brito-pitcher-briend-reese-matt-blake-hudson-valley-scranton|access-date=April 2, 2023|website=pinstripealley.com|date=December 23, 2022 |language=en}} He returned in 2019 to play with the Single-A Charleston River Dogs, appearing in 22 games (9 starts) and posting a 6–4 win–loss record and 3.58 earned run average (ERA) with 79 strikeouts and two saves in {{frac|100|2|3}} innings pitched.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

Brito did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=March 18, 2023|website=mlb.com|language=en}} In 2021 he split the year between the High-A Hudson Valley Renegades and Double-A Somerset Patriots, making 22 starts in total and registering a 7–7 record and 3.55 ERA with 118 strikeouts in {{frac|116|2|3}} innings pitched. Brito spent the 2022 season with Somerset and the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, pitching to a cumulative 11–4 record and 2.96 ERA with 91 strikeouts in {{frac|112|2|3}} innings across 26 games (23 starts).

On November 10, 2022, the Yankees selected Brito to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/11/yankees-shake-up-40-man-roster-by-adding-2-pitchers-losing-outfielder.html |title=Yankees shake up 40-man roster by adding 3 pitchers, losing outfielder |publisher=nj.com |date=November 10, 2022 |accessdate=March 14, 2023}} Brito was initially optioned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to begin the 2023 season.{{cite web|title=Yankees' Jhony Brito: Optioned to Triple-A|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-jhony-brito-optioned-to-triple-a/amp/|access-date=March 12, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}} However, after Luis Severino suffered a lat injury, Brito was added to the major league rotation to begin the year.{{Cite web|title=Yankees' Jhony Brito: Confirmed as Sunday's starter|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-jhony-brito-confirmed-as-sundays-starter/amp/|access-date=April 2, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}} He made his major league debut on April 2.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jhony-brito-wins-major-league-debut-against-giants|title='He can help us': Brito wows, earns win in MLB debut|website=MLB.com}} On May 20, Brito was optioned to Triple-A Scranton to make space on the roster for Severino's return.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

=San Diego Padres=

On December 6, 2023, the Yankees traded Brito, Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Randy Vásquez, and Kyle Higashioka to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Juan Soto and Trent Grisham.{{Cite web |title=Yankees get Juan Soto in blockbuster trade with Padres |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/juan-soto-yankees-trade |access-date=June 14, 2024 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39060328/sources-yankees-acquire-juan-soto-7-player-trade-padres|title=Yankees acquire Juan Soto in 7-player trade with Padres|first=Alden|last=Gonzalez|work=ESPN.com|date=December 6, 2023|accessdate=December 6, 2023}} He made 26 appearances for the Padres in 2024, recording a 4.12 ERA with 29 strikeouts across {{fraction|43|2|3}} innings pitched. Brito suffered an injury while playing with the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas, which was later specified as a right elbow strain. He was placed on the 60–day injured list on September 22, 2024, ending his season.{{Cite web|title=Padres Select Nick Ahmed|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/09/padres-select-nick-ahmed.html|access-date=September 22, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|date=September 22, 2024 |language=en}}

On April 3, 2025, Brito was placed back on the 60-day injured list with a right forearm strain.{{Cite web|title=Padres Select Oscar González, Outright Eguy Rosario|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/padres-select-oscar-gonzalez-outright-eguy-rosario.html|access-date=April 3, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} On May 12, the Padres announced that Brito had undergone an internal brace surgery to address his UCL as well as a flexor tendon repair. He was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the season and likely part of the 2026 campaign.{{Cite web|title=Padres’ Jhony Brito Underwent UCL Surgery|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/padres-jhony-brito-underwent-ucl-surgery.html|access-date=May 12, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}