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'''Matthew Aurel Brash''' (born May 12, 1998) is a Canadian [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Seattle Mariners]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
'''Matthew Aurel Brash''' (born May 12, 1998) is a Canadian [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Seattle Mariners]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.


==Amateur career==
==Amateur career==
Brash attended [[Bayridge Secondary School]] in [[Kingston, Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 8, 2019|title=Matt Brash could be 1st MLB player born in eastern Ontario city|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/matt-brash-kingston-pitcher-baseball-draft-1.5165425|url-status=live|website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> Undrafted out of high school in 2016, he attended [[Niagara University]] in [[Lewiston (town), New York|Lewiston, New York]] to play [[college baseball]] for the [[Niagara Purple Eagles baseball|Purple Eagles]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meiler|first=Mike|title=NU's Brash ready to hear name called at MLB draft|url=https://www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/nus-brash-ready-to-hear-name-called-at-mlb-draft/article_0b24000b-a8d6-59f1-b1e0-574fbf002f0c.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=[[Niagara Gazette]]}}</ref> He was drafted by the [[San Diego Padres]] in the fourth round of the [[2019 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Niagara pitcher Matthew Brash chosen in fourth round by San Diego Padres|url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/college/niagara-pitcher-matthew-brash-chosen-in-fourth-round-by-san-diego-padres/article_4e2bc512-be66-520a-a5d4-58b4739cddf9.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=[[The Buffalo News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff REPORTS|title=NU's Brash picked by Padres|url=https://www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/nus-brash-picked-by-padres/article_9e21c7a9-999d-5bad-8cb6-b8aa860f0958.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=[[Niagara Gazette]]}}</ref>
Brash attended [[Bayridge Secondary School]] in [[Kingston, Ontario]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2019 |title=Matt Brash could be 1st MLB player born in eastern Ontario city |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/matt-brash-kingston-pitcher-baseball-draft-1.5165425 |website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> where he led the baseball team to two championships.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Matthew Brash - 2019 - Baseball |url=https://purpleeagles.com/sports/baseball/roster/matthew-brash/6473 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=[[Niagara Purple Eagles|Niagara University Athletics]] |language=en}}</ref> He also played for Ontario in the 2015 Canada Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Baseball Canada Cup Team |url=https://baseball.ca/?fd=champ&archive_event=TUFTNEMHVF&pg=team&tid=MBTKCLWGGU |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=baseball.ca}}</ref> He was not drafted out of high school and attended [[Niagara University]] in [[Lewiston (town), New York|Lewiston, New York]] to play [[college baseball]] for the [[Niagara Purple Eagles baseball|Purple Eagles]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meiler|first=Mike|title=NU's Brash ready to hear name called at MLB draft|url=https://www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/nus-brash-ready-to-hear-name-called-at-mlb-draft/article_0b24000b-a8d6-59f1-b1e0-574fbf002f0c.html|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=[[Niagara Gazette]]|date=June 2, 2019 }}</ref> In three seasons at Niagara, he was 12–7 with a 2.97 ERA in 38 games, 27 of them starts.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Matt Brash College & Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=brash-001mat |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was named the [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]] Rookie of the Year in 2017, after his freshman season.<ref name=":1" />


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
===San Diego Padres===
===San Diego Padres===
Brash was drafted by the [[San Diego Padres]] in the fourth round of the [[2019 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=June 4, 2019 |title=Niagara pitcher Matthew Brash chosen in fourth round by San Diego Padres |url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/college/niagara-pitcher-matthew-brash-chosen-in-fourth-round-by-san-diego-padres/article_4e2bc512-be66-520a-a5d4-58b4739cddf9.html |access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=[[The Buffalo News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author= |date=June 4, 2019 |title=NU's Brash picked by Padres |url=https://www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/nus-brash-picked-by-padres/article_9e21c7a9-999d-5bad-8cb6-b8aa860f0958.html |access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=[[Niagara Gazette]]}}</ref> He had pitched for the Padres at [[Petco Park]] prior to the draft.<ref name=":0" /> He received a $512,400 signing bonus when he signed with the Padres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Brash - Stats - Pitching |url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/matt-brash/25756/stats?position=P |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=FanGraphs Baseball |language=en}}</ref>
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Brash made his professional debut in 2019 with the [[Arizona League Padres]] and [[Fort Wayne TinCaps]], posting a combined 1.69 ERA over {{frac|5|1|3}} innings. Brash did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the [[Minor League Baseball]] season because of the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kingston's Matt Brash staying in shape at neighbourhood diamond|url=https://thewhig.com/sports/local-sports/kingstons-matt-brash-staying-in-shape-at-neighbourhood-diamond|url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=thewhig}}</ref>

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Brash made his professional debut in 2019 pitching one game for the [[Arizona League Padres]], then moving up to the Class-A [[Fort Wayne TinCaps]] for four more games before ending his season on July 7, traveling back to the Padres' Arizona facility and resting his pitching arm.<ref name=":3" /> He had a combined 1.69 ERA and 8 strikeouts in {{frac|5|1|3}} innings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Brash 2019 College & Minor Leagues Game Logs & Splits |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=brash-001mat&type=pgl&year=2019 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Brash did not play in 2020 because the [[Minor League Baseball]] was canceled due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=MacAlpine |first=Ian |date=June 26, 2020 |title=Kingston's Matt Brash staying in shape at neighbourhood diamond |url=https://thewhig.com/sports/local-sports/kingstons-matt-brash-staying-in-shape-at-neighbourhood-diamond |access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=The Kingston Whig Standard}}</ref>


===Seattle Mariners===
===Seattle Mariners===
On September 17, 2020, Brash was traded to the [[Seattle Mariners]] as the [[player to be named later]] for in a previous trade for [[Taylor Williams]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stecker|first=Brent|date=September 17, 2020|title=Mariners get RHP Matt Brash to complete Taylor Williams trade|url=https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1178364/mariners-matt-brash-taylor-williams-trade-complete/|url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=[[KIRO (AM)|710 ESPN Seattle]]}}</ref> Brash split the 2021 season between the [[Everett AquaSox]] and the [[Arkansas Travelers]], going a combined 6–4 with a 2.31 ERA and 142 strikeouts over {{frac|97|1|3}} innings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brash's fastball enters elite zone|url=https://thewhig.com/sports/brashs-fastball-enters-elite-zone|url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=thewhig}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Brash follows promotion with two solid starts|url=https://thewhig.com/sports/local-sports/brash-follows-promotion-with-two-solid-starts|url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=countyweeklynews}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Maun|first=Tyler|date=September 2, 2021|title=Brash leads way in Travelers' no-hitter|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mariners-matt-brash-leads-way-in-travelers-no-hitter|url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> While pitching for the Travelers on August 2, he threw six innings of a combined [[no-hitter]] along with [[Nate Fisher]] and Dayeison Arias.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/arkansas/news/three-traveler-pitchers-no-hit-wichita | title=Three Traveler Pitchers No-Hit Wichita }}</ref>
On September 17, 2020, Brash was traded to the [[Seattle Mariners]] as the [[player to be named later]] for in a previous trade sending reliever [[Taylor Williams]] to the Padres.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stecker|first=Brent|date=September 17, 2020|title=Mariners get RHP Matt Brash to complete Taylor Williams trade|url=https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1178364/mariners-matt-brash-taylor-williams-trade-complete/|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=[[KIRO (AM)|710 ESPN Seattle]]}}</ref> Brash began the 2021 season with the High-A [[Everett AquaSox]] and was promoted to the Double-A [[Arkansas Travelers]] in July.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordanier |first=Tim |date=July 23, 2021 |title=Brash follows promotion with two solid starts |url=https://thewhig.com/sports/local-sports/brash-follows-promotion-with-two-solid-starts |access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=The Kingston Whig Standard}}</ref> On September 2, Brash threw six perfect innings to start a combined [[no-hitter]], finished by relievers [[Nate Fisher]] and Dayeison Arias.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 3, 2021 |title=Three Traveler Pitchers No-Hit Wichita |url=https://www.milb.com/arkansas/news/three-traveler-pitchers-no-hit-wichita |website=MiLB.com}}</ref> That capped a stretch of three straight starts with at least 10 strikeouts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Brash 2021 College & Minor Leagues Game Logs & Splits |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=brash-001mat&type=pgl&year=2021 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> For the season, Brash went a combined 6–4 with a 2.31 ERA and 142 strikeouts over {{frac|97|1|3}} innings in 19 starts and 1 relief appearance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacAlpine |first=Ian |date=March 26, 2021 |title=Brash's fastball enters elite zone |url=https://thewhig.com/sports/brashs-fastball-enters-elite-zone |access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=The Kingston Whig Standard}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> On September 28, Seattle selected Brash's contract to the [[40-man roster]] and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time, although he did not make an appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mariners To Select Matt Brash's Contract|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/09/mariners-to-select-matt-brashs-contract.html|access-date=September 28, 2021|website=MLB Trade Rumors|date=September 28, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kramer|first=Daniel|title=Brash appears poised to help Mariners' push|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/matt-brash-joins-mariners-for-final-week|access-date=September 28, 2021|website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>

On April 2, 2022, the Mariners announced that Brash would be the team's fifth starter in its Opening Day rotation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Divish |first=Ryan |author-link=Ryan Divish |date=April 2, 2022 |title=Mariners announce Matt Brash as the fifth starter in the rotation as the roster starts to take shape |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-announce-matt-brash-as-the-fifth-starter-in-the-rotation-as-the-roster-starts-to-take-shape/ |website=[[Seattle Times]]}}</ref> He made his MLB debut on April 12, striking out six in {{Fraction|5|1|3}} innings but allowing the only run in a 1–0 loss to the [[Chicago White Sox]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gustafson |first=Brandon |date=April 11, 2022 |title=The Breakdown: Matt Brash's meteoric rise to Mariners rotation |url=https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1605740/mariners-matt-brash-meteoric-rise-rotation/ |website=Seattle Sports}}</ref> After five starts with a 7.65 ERA and 17 walks in 20 innings,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Brash 2022 Pitching Splits |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=brashma01&year=2022&t=p#sprel_extra |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> the Mariners [[Option (baseball)|optioned]] Brash down to the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Tacoma Rainiers]]. In the minors, Brash converted to a reliever and lowered his walk rate moderately, pitching in 26 games and earning 3 saves.<ref name=":2" /> The Mariners recalled him on July 9 and he became a [[setup man]] for the team, earning 9 [[Hold (baseball)|holds]] and a 3–1 record in the final three months of the season. Brash was the winning pitcher on September when the Mariners clinched their first postseason appearance since 2001, throwing a scoreless inning against the [[Oakland Athletics]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2022 |title=Jordan Diaz strikes out swinging |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/jordan-diaz-strikes-out-swinging-8e5nxw |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> before [[Cal Raleigh]]'s pinch-hit game-winning home run.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cal Raleigh clinches for Mariners with walk-off HR {{!}} 09/30/2022 |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/cal-raleigh-clinches-for-mariners?q=Cal%20Raleigh%202022%20game-winning%20home%20run&cp=MIXED&qt=FREETEXT&p=0 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mariners' 21-year playoff wait ends on Raleigh's walk-off HR |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/10/01/raleighs-walk-off-homer-ends-mariners-long-playoff-drought/50791815/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Brash pitched three times in the [[2022 Major League Baseball postseason|2022 postseason]], getting 4 strikeouts in {{Fraction|3|1|3}} perfect innings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Brash 2023 Postseason Pitching Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=brashma01&t=p&year=0&post=1 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

Brash started 2023 slowly, blowing 3 saves and picking up two losses in his first 11 games. His performance improved, with only 2 blown saves and two losses the rest of the season. He earned his first MLB save on April 30, pitching a scoreless 10th inning against the Blue Jays.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Brash 2023 Pitching Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=brashma01&t=p&year=2023 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He led the American League by pitching in 78 games in 2023. He had a 9—4 record with 4 saves and a 3.06 ERA, getting 107 strikeouts in {{Fraction|70|2|3}} innings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Brash Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brashma01.shtml |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

Brash did not pitch for the Mariners in 2024. He began the season on the [[injured list]] with right elbow inflammation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mariners' Matt Brash: Heads to IL |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mariners-matt-brash-heads-to-il/amp/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=cbssports.com |language=en}}</ref> and underwent [[Tommy John surgery]] on May 8, ending his season and likely delaying the start of his 2025 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDonald |first=Darragh |date=May 10, 2024 |title=Matt Brash Undergoes Tommy John Surgery |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/05/matt-brash-undergoes-tommy-john-surgery.html |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en}}</ref>


== International career ==
On September 28, 2021, Seattle selected Brash's contract to the 40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time, although he did not make an appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mariners To Select Matt Brash's Contract|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/09/mariners-to-select-matt-brashs-contract.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 28, 2021|website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kramer|first=Daniel|title=Brash appears poised to help Mariners' push|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/matt-brash-joins-mariners-for-final-week|url-status=live|access-date=September 28, 2021|website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> On April 2, 2022, the Mariners announced that Brash would be the team's fifth starter in the rotation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-announce-matt-brash-as-the-fifth-starter-in-the-rotation-as-the-roster-starts-to-take-shape/|title = Mariners announce Matt Brash as the fifth starter in the rotation as the roster starts to take shape|date = April 2, 2022}}</ref> He made his MLB debut on April 12.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1605740/mariners-matt-brash-meteoric-rise-rotation/|title = The Breakdown: Matt Brash's meteoric rise to Mariners rotation|date = April 12, 2022}}</ref>
Brash is on the roster for the [[Canada national baseball team|Canadian national baseball team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baseball Canada {{!}} Men's National Team |url=https://baseball.ca/senior-national-team |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=baseball.ca}}</ref> He pitched once in the [[2023 World Baseball Classic]], striking out all three [[Great Britain national baseball team|Great Britain]] batters he faced to finish an 18–8 win.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Matt Brash strikes out D'Shawn Knowles swinging |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/d-shawn-knowles-strikes-out-swinging-x1c9h5 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=World Baseball Classic Stats: Pitching Canada |url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/stats/pitching/canada |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 24 October 2024

Matt Brash
Seattle Mariners – No. 47
Pitcher
Born: (1998-05-12) May 12, 1998 (age 26)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 12, 2022, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record13–8
Earned run average3.63
Strikeouts169
Teams

Matthew Aurel Brash (born May 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

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Brash attended Bayridge Secondary School in Kingston, Ontario,[1] where he led the baseball team to two championships.[2] He also played for Ontario in the 2015 Canada Cup.[3] He was not drafted out of high school and attended Niagara University in Lewiston, New York to play college baseball for the Purple Eagles.[4] In three seasons at Niagara, he was 12–7 with a 2.97 ERA in 38 games, 27 of them starts.[5] He was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year in 2017, after his freshman season.[2]

Professional career

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San Diego Padres

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Brash was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[6][7] He had pitched for the Padres at Petco Park prior to the draft.[1] He received a $512,400 signing bonus when he signed with the Padres.[8]

Brash made his professional debut in 2019 pitching one game for the Arizona League Padres, then moving up to the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps for four more games before ending his season on July 7, traveling back to the Padres' Arizona facility and resting his pitching arm.[9] He had a combined 1.69 ERA and 8 strikeouts in 5+1⁄3 innings.[10] Brash did not play in 2020 because the Minor League Baseball was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Seattle Mariners

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On September 17, 2020, Brash was traded to the Seattle Mariners as the player to be named later for in a previous trade sending reliever Taylor Williams to the Padres.[11] Brash began the 2021 season with the High-A Everett AquaSox and was promoted to the Double-A Arkansas Travelers in July.[12] On September 2, Brash threw six perfect innings to start a combined no-hitter, finished by relievers Nate Fisher and Dayeison Arias.[13] That capped a stretch of three straight starts with at least 10 strikeouts.[14] For the season, Brash went a combined 6–4 with a 2.31 ERA and 142 strikeouts over 97+1⁄3 innings in 19 starts and 1 relief appearance.[15][5] On September 28, Seattle selected Brash's contract to the 40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time, although he did not make an appearance.[16][17]

On April 2, 2022, the Mariners announced that Brash would be the team's fifth starter in its Opening Day rotation.[18] He made his MLB debut on April 12, striking out six in 5+1⁄3 innings but allowing the only run in a 1–0 loss to the Chicago White Sox.[19] After five starts with a 7.65 ERA and 17 walks in 20 innings,[20] the Mariners optioned Brash down to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. In the minors, Brash converted to a reliever and lowered his walk rate moderately, pitching in 26 games and earning 3 saves.[5] The Mariners recalled him on July 9 and he became a setup man for the team, earning 9 holds and a 3–1 record in the final three months of the season. Brash was the winning pitcher on September when the Mariners clinched their first postseason appearance since 2001, throwing a scoreless inning against the Oakland Athletics[21] before Cal Raleigh's pinch-hit game-winning home run.[22][23] Brash pitched three times in the 2022 postseason, getting 4 strikeouts in 3+1⁄3 perfect innings.[24]

Brash started 2023 slowly, blowing 3 saves and picking up two losses in his first 11 games. His performance improved, with only 2 blown saves and two losses the rest of the season. He earned his first MLB save on April 30, pitching a scoreless 10th inning against the Blue Jays.[25] He led the American League by pitching in 78 games in 2023. He had a 9—4 record with 4 saves and a 3.06 ERA, getting 107 strikeouts in 70+2⁄3 innings.[26]

Brash did not pitch for the Mariners in 2024. He began the season on the injured list with right elbow inflammation[27] and underwent Tommy John surgery on May 8, ending his season and likely delaying the start of his 2025 season.[28]

International career

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Brash is on the roster for the Canadian national baseball team.[29] He pitched once in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, striking out all three Great Britain batters he faced to finish an 18–8 win.[30][31]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Matt Brash could be 1st MLB player born in eastern Ontario city". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Matthew Brash - 2019 - Baseball". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2015 Baseball Canada Cup Team". baseball.ca. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Meiler, Mike (June 2, 2019). "NU's Brash ready to hear name called at MLB draft". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Matt Brash College & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Niagara pitcher Matthew Brash chosen in fourth round by San Diego Padres". The Buffalo News. June 4, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "NU's Brash picked by Padres". Niagara Gazette. June 4, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Matt Brash - Stats - Pitching". FanGraphs Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  9. ^ a b MacAlpine, Ian (June 26, 2020). "Kingston's Matt Brash staying in shape at neighbourhood diamond". The Kingston Whig Standard. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Matt Brash 2019 College & Minor Leagues Game Logs & Splits". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Stecker, Brent (September 17, 2020). "Mariners get RHP Matt Brash to complete Taylor Williams trade". 710 ESPN Seattle. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  12. ^ Gordanier, Tim (July 23, 2021). "Brash follows promotion with two solid starts". The Kingston Whig Standard. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "Three Traveler Pitchers No-Hit Wichita". MiLB.com. September 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "Matt Brash 2021 College & Minor Leagues Game Logs & Splits". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  15. ^ MacAlpine, Ian (March 26, 2021). "Brash's fastball enters elite zone". The Kingston Whig Standard. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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