Brooks Raley

Brooks Lee Raley (born June 29, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Chicago Cubs selected Raley in the sixth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He previously played in MLB for the Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. and in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants. He made his MLB debut in 2012.

Brooks Raley
Raley at Texas A&M in 2008
Houston Astros – No. 58
Pitcher
Born: (1988-06-29) June 29, 1988
Uvalde, Texas
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: August 7, 2012, for the Chicago Cubs
KBO: March 28, 2015, for the Lotte Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record1-3
Earned run average6.33
Strikeouts57
KBO statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record48–53
Earned run average4.13
Strikeouts755
Teams

Career

Chicago Cubs

Raley attended Uvalde High School in Uvalde, Texas, and Texas A&M University, where he played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies.[1] The Chicago Cubs selected Raley in the sixth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.[2] The Cubs promoted Raley to the major leagues for the first time on August 7, 2012.[3] He had three stints with the Cubs in 2013, while spending the majority of the season with the Iowa Cubs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[4]

2014 season

On February 12, 2014, Raley was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins.[5] He was then designated for assignment by the Twins and claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on May 8.[6]

Lotte Giants

On December 14, 2014, Raley signed a contract with the Lotte Giants, a team in the KBO League based in Busan.[7] Raley remained with the Giants in 2016, and signed a one-year, $850,000 contract for the 2017 season on January 8, 2017.[8] In five seasons with Lotte from 2015 through 2019, Raley produced a 48–53 record with a 4.13 ERA and 755 strikeouts over ​910 2⁄3 innings.[9]

Cincinnati Reds

On January 9, 2020, Raley signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds that included an invitation to spring training. He made the Reds' Opening Day roster.[10] Raley pitched in four innings in four games for Cincinnati, marking his first MLB action since 2013 before being designated for assignment on August 6.[11]

Houston Astros

On August 9, 2020, Raley was traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for Fredy Medina.

In 2020 with Houston he was 0-1 with one save and a 3.94 ERA in 16 innings in which he struck out 21 batters, over 17 relief appearances.[12] On November 1, The Astros picked up Raley's $2 million dollar option for 2021.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Texas A&M pitcher/outfielder Raley signs with Cubs". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. "Astros put Cordero on DL, call up Mickey Storey from AAA". Ultimate Astros. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. "Cubs recall RHP Justin Grimm, LHP Brooks Raley and C J.C. Boscan from Triple-A Iowa | Chicago Cubs". Mlb.com. September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  5. "Twins Claim Brooks Raley From Cubs". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  6. Gonzalez, Alden (May 8, 2014). "Angels claim lefty Raley off waivers from Twins | Los Angeles Angels". M.angels.mlb.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. "Lotte Giants sign left-hander Brooks Raley". yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  8. Adams, Steve (January 9, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 1/9/17". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  9. "Brooks Raley stats". MyKBO. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  10. "Raley on active list for MLB's Reds". Uvalde Leader News. July 23, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  11. "Reds option Antone, VanMeter to reach 28-player roster limit; make separate move | WKRC". Local12.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  12. "Brooks Raley Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
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