Beau Brieske

American baseball player (born 1998)

Baseball player

Beau Brieske

Detroit Tigers – No. 4
Pitcher
Born: (1998-04-04) April 4, 1998 (age 26)
Chandler, Arizona, U.S.

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut
April 23, 2022, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Win–loss record| 9–14
Earned run average| 3.86
Strikeouts| 154
Teams

* Detroit Tigers (2022–present)

Beau Conner Brieske (/ˈbrɪskiː/ BRISK-ee; born April 4, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

## Amateur career

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Brieske attended Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona, graduating in 2016.[1] He spent two years playing college baseball at Glendale Community College before transferring to Colorado State University Pueblo for his junior season.[2] As a junior, Brieske started 14 games in which he went 7–5 with a 5.42 ERA and 116 strikeouts over 79+2⁄3 innings. Following the season's end, he was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 27th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4]

## Professional career

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Brieske signed with Detroit and made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Tigers and was promoted to the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the High–A Florida State League to end the season.[5] Over 20+1⁄3 innings between both teams, he went 3–1 with a 3.10 ERA.[6] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Brieske began the 2021 season with the West Michigan Whitecaps of the High-A Central and was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves of the Double-A Northeast in late July.[8] Over 21 starts between the two clubs, he pitched to a 9–4 record and 3.12 ERA with 116 strikeouts over 106+2⁄3 innings.[9]

Brieske was assigned to the Toledo Mud Hens of the Triple-A International League to begin the 2022 season.[10] After making two starts with Toledo, Brieske's contract was selected by the Tigers on April 22.[11] He made his MLB debut for the Tigers as the starting pitcher on April 23, 2022, in a loss to the Colorado Rockies, pitching five innings in which he allowed three hits, three runs, two walks, and three strikeouts.[12] Brieske earned his first major league win on June 11, throwing 5+2⁄3 scoreless innings in the Tigers' 3–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.[13] On July 21, Brieske was placed on the 15-day injured list with forearm soreness

Brieske returned for spring training in 2023 but ended up back on the injured list before the season started with the same injury that ended his 2022 season.[14] He was activated from the injured list on July 7, 2023.[15] In 25 games for Detroit, Brieske logged a 3.60 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 2 saves across 35 innings pitched.

Brieske was optioned to Triple–A Toledo to begin the 2024 season.[16]

## References

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1. ^ Bordow, Scott (May 6, 2016). "Bordow: No justification for kid throwing 124 pitches". azcentral.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023.
2. ^ Letofsky, Jeff (January 30, 2019). "CSU-Pueblo baseball team's strength starts on mound with pitching". The Pueblo Chieftain. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019.
3. ^ "DRAFTED! Brieske selected in 27th round by Detroit Tigers". gothunderwolves.com. June 5, 2019. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021.
4. ^ "Brieske selected in 27th round by Detroit Tigers". KKTV Channel 11 News. June 6, 2019. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021.
5. ^ "Pack Pros: Brieske promoted to Class A Advanced Lakeland". Colorado State University Pueblo. September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021.
6. ^ "Live Looks: Detroit Tigers High-A Pitchers". May 23, 2021.
7. ^ Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
8. ^ Stavenhagen, Cody (August 13, 2021). "Beau Brieske, the Tigers' newest rising pitcher, never lost faith in himself". The Athletic. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
9. ^ Henning, Lynn (September 19, 2021). "Beau Brieske appears to be late-round gem for Tigers, but plenty of work remains". Detroit News. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
10. ^ "Mud Hens unveil 2022 roster". milb.com. April 4, 2022. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022.
11. ^ Franco, Anthony (April 22, 2022). "Tigers To Promote Beau Brieske". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
12. ^ McCosky, Chris (April 23, 2022). "Beau Brieske is solid but unsatisfied in debut as Rockies earn split with Tigers". Detroit News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
13. ^ Silva, Richard (June 11, 2022). "Tigers' Beau Brieske dazzles for first win; Victor Reyes returns with a bang". Detroit News. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
14. ^ "Tigers' Beau Brieske: Lands on 15-day injured list". CBSSports.com. March 30, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
15. ^ "Tigers activate OF Riley Greene, RHP Beau Brieske from IL". espn.com. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
16. ^ Petzold, Evan (March 26, 2024). "Detroit Tigers' Joey Wentz, Alex Faedo win final bullpen battle". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

## External links

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* Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
* CSU Pueblo bio

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Detroit Tigers current roster

Active roster|

* 4 Beau Brieske
* 8 Matt Vierling
* 17 Jace Jung
* 19 Will Vest
* 20 Spencer Torkelson
* 21 Jackson Jobe
* 22 Parker Meadows
* 27 Trey Sweeney
* 29 Tarik Skubal
* 30 Kerry Carpenter
* 31 Riley Greene
* 33 Colt Keith
* 34 Jake Rogers
* 36 Ty Madden
* 38 Dillon Dingler
* 39 Zach McKinstry
* 44 Justyn-Henry Malloy
* 45 Reese Olson
* 46 Wenceel Pérez
* 48 Brant Hurter
* 54 Keider Montero
* 68 Jason Foley
* 73 Sean Guenther
* 75 Brenan Hanifee
* 77 Andy Ibáñez
* 87 Tyler Holton

Inactive roster|

* 12 Casey Mize
* 18 Kenta Maeda
* 25 Matt Manning
* 32 Ryan Kreidler
* 40 Bligh Madris
* 50 Ryan Vilade
* 51 Eddys Leonard
* 53 Mason Englert
* 55 Alex Lange
* 59 Wilmer Flores
* 60 Akil Baddoo
* 62 Bryan Sammons
* 65 Ricky Vanasco

60-day Injured list|

* 28 Javier Báez
* 49 Alex Faedo
* 52 Brendan White
* 66 Sawyer Gipson-Long

Coaching staff|

* Manager 14 A. J. Hinch
* Bench coach 26 George Lombard
* Hitting 37 Keith Beauregard
* Pitching 41 Chris Fetter
* Major league coach 86 Gary Jones
* Third base 56 Joey Cora
* Assistant pitching/Bullpen 61 Juan Nieves
* Assistant pitching 63 Robin Lund
* Catching 83 Ryan Sienko
* Assistant Hitting 90 Michael Brdar
* Assistant hitting 91 Lance Zawadzki
* Bullpen catcher 98 Jeremy Carrell
* First base 99 Anthony Iapoce
* Bullpen catcher 97 Tim Remes

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