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Brennan Bernardino

Brennan Bernardino

American baseball player (born 1992)

Brennan Allen Bernardino (born January 15, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners.

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Amateur career

Bernardino attended California State University, Dominguez Hills and played college baseball for the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros.[1] During his time there, he was teammates with pitcher Bubby Rossman, who made his major-league debut in 2022.[2]

Professional career

Cincinnati Reds

Bernardino was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 26th round of the 2014 MLB draft.[3] In his first professional season, he played for the Rookie–level Billings Mustangs and pitched to a 1–1 win–loss record and a 1.01 earned run average (ERA) in 262⁄3 innings pitched.[4] The next season, he split the season between the Dayton Dragons and the Louisville Bats, finishing the season with a combined 2–3 record and a 3.72 ERA in 552⁄3 innings pitched.[4] In 2016, he played the entire season on the Daytona Tortugas and recorded a 5–3 record and a 3.71 ERA in 602⁄3 innings pitched.[4] He was promoted to the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos in 2017, and went 2–4 with a 4.46 ERA in 401⁄3 innings.[4] In the 2017–18 offseason, he pitched for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League, pitching to a 4.26 ERA in 61⁄3 innings pitched.[5][6][4] He started the 2018 season with Pensacola, but was released from the Reds organization after accumulating a 6.30 ERA in 20 innings pitched.[4]

Winnipeg Goldeyes

On August 8, 2018, Bernardino signed with the Winnipeg Goldeyes.[7] He started five out of the six games he pitched for them, and went 2–3 with a 3.18 ERA in 34 innings pitched.[4]

Toros de Tijuana

On May 24, 2019, Bernardino signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.[8] He registered a 2.94 ERA in 332⁄3 innings pitched across 33 appearances.[9][4]

Cleveland Indians

After his stint with Tijuana, Bernardino's contract was purchased by the Cleveland Indians.[10] He pitched for the Lynchburg Hillcats and Akron Rubberducks and recorded a cumulative 1–1 record and a 4.76 ERA in 111⁄3 innings pitched. He did not play a minor-league game in 2020 as the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Toros de Tijuana (second stint)

In 2021, Bernardino signed with the Toros de Tijuana for a second stint with the team.[12] He spent the entire 2021 season with Tijuana and pitched to a 0–1 record and a 5.63 ERA in 24 innings pitched.[4] During the 2022 season, in nine starts for Tijuana he recorded a 3.07 ERA in 44 innings pitched.[13][4]

Seattle Mariners

On June 25, 2022, Bernardino had his contract purchased by the Seattle Mariners.[14] He was assigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers and pitched to a 2–0 record and a 0.79 ERA in 111⁄3 innings pitched. On July 30, 2022, Bernardino's contract was selected to the major-league roster.[15] He made in MLB debut the next day, coming on in the 10th inning and taking the loss after Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Álvarez hit a single to drive in a run.[16] Bernardino made two appearances for the major-league club in 2022, logging a 3.86 ERA with no strikeouts in 21⁄3 innings pitched.

Bernardino was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma to begin the 2023 season.[17] He surrendered eight runs in six innings pitched across two appearances for Tacoma before he was designated for assignment on April 11, 2023.[18]

Boston Red Sox

On April 16, 2023, Bernardino was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox[19] and was optioned to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.[20] On April 24, Bernardino was added to Boston's active roster.[21] He was briefly sent back to Worcester for a week in mid-May,[22][23] and a week in late May.[24][25] In late August, Bernardino was on the COVID-related injured list for a week.[26][27] In 55 appearances for Boston, he logged a 3.20 ERA with 58 strikeouts across 50+2⁄3 innings pitched.

Bernardino was optioned to Triple–A Worcester to begin the 2024 season.[28] He was recalled to Boston on April 9, after Nick Pivetta was placed on the injured list.[29]

International career

Bernardino has pitched in winter league baseball several times: Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) during the 2017–18 offseason, Tigres de Aragua of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in the 2018–19 offseason, and Charros de Jalisco of LMP during the 2019–20 through the 2022–23 offseason.[4] Jalisco advanced to the Caribbean Series, representing Mexico, in the 2021–22 offseason.[4] Bernardino was a member of the Mexico national baseball team for the WBSC Premier12 tournaments of 2015 and 2019.

Personal life

Bernardino is married; he and his wife have a son.[30] After previously maintaining an apartment in San Diego, they decided to stay in Boston during the 2023–24 offseason.[30]

References

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    Acosta, Sebastián. "MLB: Pilar en la rotación de Toros de Tijuana firma contrato con Marineros de Seattle". ConLasBasesLlenas.com.
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    "Mariners Select LHP Brennan Bernardino from Triple-A Tacoma". MarinersBlog.com.
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    Rieken, Kristie. "Alvarez hits RBI single in 10th to lift Astros over M's 3-2". Associated Press.
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    "Mariners' Brennan Bernardino: Heads to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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    "Red Sox's Brennan Bernardino: Claimed by Boston". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
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    Campbell, Brendan (April 16, 2023). "Red Sox claim lefty reliever Brennan Bernardino off waivers from Mariners, transfer Zack Kelly to 60-day injured list". bloggingtheredsox.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
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    Campbell, Brendan (May 22, 2023). "Red Sox place Richard Bleier on 15-day injured list, recall Brennan Bernardino from Triple-A Worcester". bloggingtheredsox.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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    Abraham, Peter (June 4, 2023). "Red Sox recall Brennan Bernardino, Kaleb Ort to bolster their bullpen". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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    "Red Sox place left-handed pitcher Brennan Bernardino on COVID-19 related injured list". MLB.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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    "Red Sox's Brennan Bernardino: Officially activated Sunday". CBS Sports. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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    "Red Sox's Brennan Bernardino: Fails to make Opening Day roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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    "Pivetta goes on IL with right elbow flexor strain". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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    Abraham, Peter (October 28, 2023). "Bernardino embraces his life in Boston". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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