Brian Keller (born June 21, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Career
Keller attended Germantown High School in Germantown, Wisconsin,[1] and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He played college baseball for the Milwaukee Panthers.[2]
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees selected Keller in the 39th round of the 2016 MLB draft.[3] He received a $2,000 signing bonus when he signed with the Yankees.[4] While pitching for the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League, he was named the league's pitcher of the week for July 23–29.[5] On August 1, 2019, Keller threw a seven-inning no-hitter for Trenton.[6]
Boston Red Sox
After the 2021 season, the Boston Red Sox selected Keller from the Yankees in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[7]
Hanshin Tigers
On December 20, 2022, Keller signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[8] He made only three appearances for the farm team in 2023 before returning to the U.S. to have his right elbow examined. On July 13, 2023, without having appeared for the main club, Keller and Hanshin officially parted ways.[9] On August 14, Keller underwent Tommy John surgery, likely ruling him out for game action in 2024.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Boehler, Dave (June 21, 2012). "Germantown's Keller dominant in win over Homestead". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Maillet, Jeff (August 14, 2017). "Former UWM pitcher Brian Keller shines for minor-league Yankees club". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Radcliffe, JR (September 11, 2017). "Germantown's Brian Keller caps second impressive season in New York Yankees minor-league system". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Christopher (March 23, 2022). "Brian Keller, Boston Red Sox's most recent find from Yankees, began pro career signing for only $2K". masslive.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Terranova, Rob (July 30, 2018). "Yanks' Keller in control to earn weekly honor". milb.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Heneghan, Kelsie; Terranova, Rob (August 1, 2019). "Keller twirls Thunder's second no-no of year". milb.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Cotillo, Chris (December 8, 2021). "Boston Red Sox select pitchers Austin Lambright, Brian Keller in minor-league Rule 5 draft". masslive.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "Keller Inks Deal with Hanshin Tigers".
- ^ "Hanshin's B. Keller left the team, no promotion to the 1st army". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv8ezKgM9jc/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
This page was last edited on 30 December 2023, at 18:34