Name Brandon Mann Career start 2002 Role Baseball athlete Bats Left-handed | Height 1.88 m Salary 7 million JPY (2012) Weight 87 kg | |
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Post game recap august 22nd brandon mann breaks the single season strikeout record in loss to gary
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).
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- Post game recap august 22nd brandon mann breaks the single season strikeout record in loss to gary
- Brandon mann lhp altoona curve 2014 04 17 vs richmond
- Career
- References
Brandon mann lhp altoona curve 2014 04 17 vs richmond
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. In 2011 and 2012, he pitched for the Yokohama BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.
After the 2012 season, Mann signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Washington Nationals. 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.
On February 16, 2016, Mann received an 80-game suspension after testing positive for Ostarine, a performance-enhancing substance. After serving his suspension, he was activated on June 30 and assigned to the Arizona League Athletics. 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. He was then promoted to the Double-A Midland RockHounds for his next start.