Brandon Mann

Brandon Mann

Mann with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Oakland Athletics
Pitcher
Born: (1984-05-16) May 16, 1984
Tacoma, Washington
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Teams

Brandon Michael Mann (born May 16, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has previously played for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

Mann attended Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines, Washington. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Mann in the 27th round of the 2002 MLB draft and signed him to a $47,500 signing bonus, with an additional $40,000 for college expenses.[1] In 2011 and 2012, he pitched for the Yokohama BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.[2][3][4]

After the 2012 season, Mann signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Washington Nationals.[5] He signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 18, 2013. After starting the 2014 season with the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League, he was released in May, and played for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the remainder of the 2014 season.

In 2015, he played for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the independent American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. Mann set the American Association single-season strikeout record with 157 strikeouts in 143.2 innings. After the season, his contract was purchased by the Oakland Athletics.[6]

On February 16, 2016, Mann received an 80-game suspension after testing positive for Ostarine, a performance-enhancing substance.[7] After serving his suspension, he was activated on June 30 and assigned to the Arizona League Athletics.[8] In his first start for the rookie league team, Mann pitched five innings and allowed no runs on two hits while walking two batters and striking out five.[9] He was then promoted to the Double-A Midland RockHounds for his next start.

References

  1. ↑ Ken Mcmillan. "Renegades add new Mann to pitching staff". recordonline.com. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Usatoday.Com". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. March 17, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Changes for 2012: Yokohama DeNA Baystars". NPB Tracker. January 28, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brandon Mann in Japan | The Highline Times / Des Moines News". Highlinetimes.com. April 16, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Nationals | Brandon Mann signs – MLB Hot off the Wire". Kffl.com. January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ "RedHawks' Mann has contract bought by Oakland A's". WDAY. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ Wild, Danny (February 19, 2016). "A's Mann, Braves' Tate suspended by MLB". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Brandon Mann Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. June 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Brandon Mann Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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