Bryse Wilson

Bryse Wilson was born on December 20, 1997, in Durham, North Carolina, to parents Chad and Tracey.[1][2] His father is a truck driver, and his mother works for Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC.[3] He has a younger brother Payton, who plays for the North Carolina State Wolfpack football team.[4][5]

Wilson attended Orange High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina and played both baseball and football.[6] As a senior, he was named The News & Observer's high school athlete of the year.[7] That year, Wilson pitched to a 10–2 record, with six shutouts and three no-hitters, as well as a perfect game in the 3A playoffs. In his high school career, he won 33 games, and lost only four.[8] Wilson was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft, 109th overall, and offered a $1.2 million signing bonus.[9]

Wilson made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Braves in 2016, going 1–1 with an 0.68 ERA in 26.2 innings pitched.[10] He spent 2017 with the Rome Braves and was selected to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.[11] Wilson posted a 10–7 record, 2.50 ERA, and 139 strikeouts in 137 total innings pitched for Rome.[12][13]

He began the 2018 season with the Florida Fire Frogs,[14] and in May, was promoted to the Mississippi Braves.[15] On July 31, Wilson joined the Gwinnett Stripers.[16] Across three minor league levels prior to his promotion to the major leagues, Wilson started 23 games, compiling an 8–5 win–loss record and 3.23 ERA.[17]

Wilson was promoted to the major leagues on August 20, 2018, and debuted the same day against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[18] Wilson pitched five innings, yielding three hits and three walks alongside five strikeouts.[19] He earned the victory in the Braves' 1–0 win, and became the youngest pitcher to win his debut by that score.[20][3] Wilson was optioned to Gwinnett after the game.[21] In 2018 with the Braves he pitched seven innings over three games.[22]

In 2019, he was 1–1 with a 7.20 ERA in 20.0 innings over six games (four starts).[22]

In 2020, he was 1–0 with one save and a 4.02 ERA in 15.2 innings over six games (two starts).[22]

Wilson was announced as Atlanta’s Game 4 starter in the NLCS on October 14, 2020. The following day, in his first postseason start, Wilson gave up one run over six innings with 5 strikeouts. The Braves handled the Dodgers, 10-2, to go up 3-1 in the series.

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