Brennan Bernardino (born January 15, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
| Brennan Bernardino | |
|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners – No. 70 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1992-01-15) January 15, 1992 (age 30) Valencia, California | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 31, 2022, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 3.86 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Bernardino played college baseball for the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros.[1] During his time there, he was teammates with Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Bubby Rossman.[2]
He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 26th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] In his first professional season, he played for the Rookie–level Billings Mustangs and pitched to a 1–1 record and 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 in Mexico, 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]
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 inning pitched.[4]
After pitching for the Tigres de Aragua in the 2018–19 offseason,[8][9][4] he signed with the Toros de Tijuana for the 2019 season.[10]
After pitching to a 2.94 ERA in 332⁄3 innings pitched with Tijuana,[11][4] his contract was purchased by the Cleveland Indians.[12] 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.[13]
In 2021 he signed with the Toros de Tijuana for a second stint with the team.[14] He spent the entire season with Tijuana and pitched to a 0–1 record and a 5.63 ERA in 24 innings pitched.[4]
For the 2022 season in 9 starts for Tijuana, he recorded a 3.07 ERA in 44 innings pitched.[15][4]
One June 25, 2022, Bernardino had his contract purchased by the Seattle Mariners.[16] 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.[17] He made in MLB debut the next day, coming on in the tenth inning and taking the loss after Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Álvarez hit a single to score the unearned runner.[18]