Brayan Villarreal
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Brayan Rene Villarreal is a Major League Baseball
relief pitcher
currently with the Detroit Tigers
. He is 6'0" tall and he weighs 170 pounds.
Villarreal began his professional career in 2006, pitching for the VSL Marlins/Tigers and going 0-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 14 games (five starts). He moved to the United States in 2007, though he pitched in only one game that season - for the GCL Tigers, with whom he went 0-0 with a 6.23 ERA. In 2008, he pitched for both the GCL Tigers (11 games, six starts) and West Michigan Whitecaps
(one start), going a combined 1-6 with a 4.69 ERA. In 2009, he pitched for the Whitecaps again, going 5-5 with a 2.87 ERA in 26 games (16 starts), striking out 118 batters in 103 1/3 innings of work. He split 2010 between the Lakeland Flying Tigers and Erie SeaWolves
, going a combined 7-8 with a 3.55 ERA in 24 starts. He struck out 136 batters in 129 1/3 innings pitched. On April 12, 2011, Villarreal achieved a rare feat. Entering the game with a man on first and 2 outs, he picked off the runner immediately. With that, Villarreal recorded a hold without throwing a single pitch.
Major League Baseball
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relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
currently with the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
. He is 6'0" tall and he weighs 170 pounds.
Villarreal began his professional career in 2006, pitching for the VSL Marlins/Tigers and going 0-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 14 games (five starts). He moved to the United States in 2007, though he pitched in only one game that season - for the GCL Tigers, with whom he went 0-0 with a 6.23 ERA. In 2008, he pitched for both the GCL Tigers (11 games, six starts) and West Michigan Whitecaps
West Michigan Whitecaps
The West Michigan Whitecaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home games are played in Comstock Park, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids.-Franchise history:...
(one start), going a combined 1-6 with a 4.69 ERA. In 2009, he pitched for the Whitecaps again, going 5-5 with a 2.87 ERA in 26 games (16 starts), striking out 118 batters in 103 1/3 innings of work. He split 2010 between the Lakeland Flying Tigers and Erie SeaWolves
Erie SeaWolves
The Erie SeaWolves are a minor league baseball team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball club....
, going a combined 7-8 with a 3.55 ERA in 24 starts. He struck out 136 batters in 129 1/3 innings pitched. On April 12, 2011, Villarreal achieved a rare feat. Entering the game with a man on first and 2 outs, he picked off the runner immediately. With that, Villarreal recorded a hold without throwing a single pitch.