Bryan Bonnell

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Bryan Bonnell
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-28) September 28, 1993 (age 28)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Bryan Lindsey Bonnell (born September 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Bonnell played baseball at Centennial High School. The Chicago Cubs drafted him in the 31st round out of high school in 2012, but Bonnell elected to go to college instead of turning pro. He pitched in the Rebels' rotation at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[1] In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was again selected in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, this time in the 36th round by the Tampa Bay Rays. He struggled with injuries during the 2015 collegiate season and ended up signing with Tampa Bay.[3]

Bonnell reached the High-A level with the Charlotte Stone Crabs by 2017, when he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for an international signing slot.[4] The Mariners released Bonnell midway through the 2019 season, and he signed a new minor league deal with the Washington Nationals, pitching during the season in the Nationals' system for the High-A Potomac Nationals, the Class-AA Harrisburg Senators, and the Class-AAA Fresno Grizzlies.[5]

The Nationals invited Bonnell to 2020 major league spring training camp[5] before it was shut down due to COVID-19. He did not participate at the alternate training site during the shortened season. However, the Nationals invited him to major league spring training again in 2021.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bryan Bonnell". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bryan Bonnell". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Knopf, Robbie (June 17, 2015). "Tampa Bay Rays Hoping To Pick Up the Pieces of Bryan Bonnell (Rd 36)". Fansided. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Trupin, John (May 9, 2017). "Mariners acquire RHP Bryan Bonnell to solve the 2020 bullpen crisis". Lookout Landing. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Who the heck is that guy? — 2020 edition! New faces at #Nats spring training". TalkNats. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Who the heck is that guy? New faces on the #Nats for 2021!". TalkNats. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

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