John Brebbia

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John Brebbia
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Brebbia with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017
San Francisco Giants – No. 59
Pitcher
Born: (1990-05-30) May 30, 1990 (age 31)
Boston, Massachusetts
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 28, 2017, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record6–8
Earned run average3.40
Strikeouts220
Teams

John Fulboam Brebbia (born May 30, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Elon University. The New York Yankees selected Brebbia in the 30th round of the 2011 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017, and pitched for them through 2019. He had Tommy John surgery in 2020.

Early life and amateur career[]

Brebbia grew up in Sharon, Massachusetts, and attended Sharon High School through his junior year. He transferred to Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida for his senior year to improve his chances of earning a college baseball scholarship.[1] As a senior at Wellington, he had a 10–1 win-loss record with a 0.83 earned run average (ERA), and recorded an 18-strikeout game.[2]

After graduating from Wellington, Brebbia attended Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, where he was a pitcher for the Elon Phoenix baseball team. During his freshman year, Brebbia helped the Phoenix secure an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. In 2011, his junior year, he went 7–1 with a 1.76 ERA in 27 relief appearances. He was named 2011 First Team All-Southern Conference.[3] In 2010 and 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4][5][6]

Professional career[]

Early professional career[]

The New York Yankees selected Brebbia in the 30th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, with the 929th pick.[7] He signed and made his professional debut that same season with the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League, where he was 0–1 with a 0.00 ERA in eight innings.[8] He spent the 2012 season with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League, and pitched to a 3–1 record with two saves and a 2.96 ERA in 21+2⁄3 innings over 29 relief appearances.[8] He spent 2013 with Charleston and the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League; he was a combined 0–5 with one save and a 4.06 ERA in 68+2⁄3 innings pitched in relief.[8] He was released by the organization on December 13, 2013.[9]

On January 7, 2014, Brebbia signed with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.[10] In 34 games with the Canaries, he pitched to a 3–2 record with one save and a 3.31 ERA, while striking out 10.5 batters/9 IP (5th-best in the league).[8] On December 22, 2014, Brebbia was traded to the Laredo Lemurs alongside AJ Kirby-Jones and Joe Testa in exchange for Byron Minnich, Harrison Kain, Jeremy Strawn, Josh Strawn, Tyler Pearson, Gerardo Avila, and cash considerations.[10] In 2015 with Laredo, Brebbia logged a 7–2 record with a 0.98 ERA (second-best in the league), in 51 games (third-best), with 19 saves (third-best), an 0.762 WHIP (second-best), 4.8 hits/9 IP (second-best), and 11.1 strikeouts/9 IP (fourth-best).[8][11]

On September 21, 2015, Brebbia signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization and was assigned to the Double-A Mobile BayBears.[3]

St. Louis Cardinals[]

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Brebbia from the Diamondbacks in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the December 2015 Winter Meetings.[12] In 2016, Brebbia played with both the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League and Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[13] He was 5–5 with a 5.03 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 68 innings, over 43 games.[8]

Brebbia began the 2017 season with Memphis. The Cardinals promoted him to the major leagues on May 27, 2017.[14] For Memphis, he was 1–1 with three saves and a 1.69 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 26+2⁄3 innings pitched prior to his promotion.[15] He made his major league debut against the Colorado Rockies on May 28. He remained with the Cardinals for the rest of the season, and finished his 2017 rookie campaign with a 2.44 ERA, 11 walks and 51 strikeouts in 51+2⁄3 innings, and a 0.929 WHIP.[8] He led all Major League rookie relief pitchers in ERA and WHIP.[3]

He began 2018 with Memphis, and was recalled to St. Louis and optioned back to Memphis multiple times during the season. In 45 relief appearances for St. Louis, he was 3–3 with two saves and a 3.20 ERA, striking out 60 batters in 50+2⁄3 innings pitched.[16] For Memphis, he was 2–0 with two saves and a 4.61 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 13+2⁄3 innings.[8] On October 29, 2018, Brebbia was selected to the MLB All-Star team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, and he pitched in three games in the series.[17][3]

Brebbia returned to St. Louis' bullpen for the 2019 season. Over 66 appearances during the regular season, he went 3–4 with a 3.59 ERA, striking out 87 batters over 72+2⁄3 relief innings.[18]

On June 1, 2020, Brebbia underwent Tommy John surgery for a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, after first trying platelet-rich injection (PRP) treatment, causing him to miss the 2020 season.[19][3] On December 2, Brebbia was nontendered by the Cardinals.[20] In his three seasons with the Cardinals, Brebbia had a 3.14 ERA, and 10.2 strikeouts/9 IP.[21]

San Francisco Giants[]

On December 21, 2020, Brebbia signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants.[22] On February 17, 2021, Brebbia was placed on the 60-day injured list as he continued to recover from Tommy John surgery.[23] He was activated off of the injured list on June 20, recovering from Tommy John surgery faster than the normal 13-15 month recovery timeframe.[24]

In the 2021 regular season for the Giants, Brebbia was 0-1 with a 5.89 ERA. He pitched 18.1 innings over 18 games. For AAA Sacramento, he was 3-0 with a 2.93 ERA in 17 games (2 starts) in which he pitched 15.1 innings.[25]

Pitching style[]

Brebbia throws a mid-90s fastball, an effective 80 mph slider, and occasionally a changeup.[21][26]

Personal[]

Brebbia and his wife, Amanda, welcomed a son in June 2019.[27] They live in Smyrna, Georgia.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "John Brebbia grew up rooting for Red Sox but now pitches for Cardinals". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Dorsey, Steve (June 1, 2008). "Baseball – Big Schools First Team" (PDF). alt.coxnewsweb.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "John Brebbia Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  4. ^ "#30 John Brebbia". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "#30 John Brebbia". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ^ RUSS CHARPENTIER (July 1, 2011). "Cape League Extra: Brebbia's big year". capecodtimes.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "Pitcher John Brebbia Recalls His Days In Wellington". Gotowncrier.com. July 5, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "John Brebbia Amateur, College, Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "John Brebbia Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
  10. ^ a b "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2014 Transactions".
  11. ^ "Former Canaries Pitcher John Brebbia Reaches Major League's". KSFY-TV. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  12. ^ "Cardinals DFA Socolovich, call up Brebbia in bullpen shakeup". FOX Sports Midwest. May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  13. ^ "Cardinals purchase RHP John Brebbia from Memphis | St. Louis Cardinals". Mlb.com. May 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  14. ^ Perkins, Owen (May 27, 2017). "Cardinals call up John Brebbia to join bullpen". MLB.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  15. ^ "John Brebbia Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  16. ^ Schaeffer, Brenden. "St. Louis Cardinals 2018 player grades: Bullpen". KMOV. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  17. ^ "2018日米野球 MLBオールスターチーム コーチ・出場予定選手発表". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 29, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  18. ^ "JOHN BREBBIA, Relief Pitcher". STLtoday.com.
  19. ^ "SF Giants Sign Former St. Louis Cardinals Reliever John Brebbia". December 21, 2020.
  20. ^ FOX Sports Midwest (December 2, 2020). "Cardinals non-tender John Brebbia, Rangel Ravelo". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  21. ^ a b "SF Giants: Key Bullpen Arm to Begin Triple-A Rehab Assignment". May 28, 2021.
  22. ^ "Giants Sign John Brebbia". MLB Trade Rumors.
  23. ^ Shea, John (February 18, 2021). "Giants' Jake McGee signing official; 'nice candidate' to be new closer". San Francisco Chronicle.
  24. ^ "Giants Reinstate John Brebbia, Move Aaron Sanchez To 60-Day IL". MLB Trade Rumors.
  25. ^ "John Brebbia Amateur, College, Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  26. ^ "BrooksBaseball.net Player Card: John Brebbia". www.brooksbaseball.net.
  27. ^ Goold, Derrick. "Cardinals notebook: Carpenter hits IL with illness, back spasms". STLtoday.com.

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