Mike Brosseau

Michael Dillon Brosseau (born March 15, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Mike Brosseau
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 43
Third baseman
Born: (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994
Munster, Indiana
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 23, 2019, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.284
Home runs11
Runs batted in28
Teams

Amateur career

Brosseau attended Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana.[1] He attended Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan for four years (2013 through 2016).[2]

Professional career

Minors

He was undrafted in 2016 and signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on June 23, 2016.[3] Brosseau’s professional career started with the Gulf Coast League Rays after a impressive start he was promoted to the Bowling Green Hot Rods for the 2017 season. Brosseau led the Midwest League in average (.318) and on-base percentage (.393). After another impressive stint he earned call up to the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League which is in Class A-Advanced baseball. For the 2018, Brosseau was played for the Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League the Double A affiliate of the Rays. To begin the 2019 season Brosseau played for the Durham Bulls Triple A affiliate of the Rays. Before being called up Brosseau was leading the Bulls and the International League in RBI with 57.[4]

2019

On June 22, 2019, the Rays selected the contract of Brosseau from Triple-A Durham.[5][6] On June 23, 2019 Brosseau made his major league debut going 1–5 with a single in his first at-bat.[7] On July 3, 2019 in a 6–9 loss to the Orioles Brosseau recorded his first career home run.[8] On July 13, 2019 Brosseau recorded his first multi-home-run game.[9] On July 22, 2019, Brosseau pitched an inning against the Boston Red Sox, giving up one run in a loss.[10]

2020

On August 15, 2020, Brosseau pitched against the Toronto Blue Jays and recorded his first career strikeout against Randal Grichuk.[11] On September 1, Brosseau was batting against the New York Yankees' Aroldis Chapman when a pitch thrown by Chapman narrowly missed his head. Chapman was suspended three games for the incident, though he denied he had aimed at Brosseau intentionally. Brosseau faced Chapman again in the fifth game of the 2020 American League Division Series, and hit a series-winning home run.[12]

References
  1. Hillary Smith (August 29, 2011). "Andrean's Mike Brosseau picks Oakland University for baseball". nwitimes.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. "Michael Brosseau called up to advanced team in Tampa Bay Rays organization". goldengrizzlies.com. Oakland Golden Grizzlies. August 23, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  3. "From undrafted to the big leagues: Mike Brosseau's strong season earns major league callup from Rays". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  4. "Mike Brosseau called up to Tampa Bay Rays organization". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  5. "Rays' Michael Brosseau: Callup confirmed". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  6. "Rays Select Mike Brosseau". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  7. "Rays come out swinging to beat A's 8–2, end long stretch". ABC News San Francisco. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  8. "Rays' Michael Brosseau: Records first career home run". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  9. "Batter's Box: How Lowe can you Go?". Pitcher List. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  10. "Should the Rays really have resorted to a position-player pitcher when down only five runs?". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  11. "Mike Brosseau strikes out Grichuk". MLB.com.
  12. "Rays' Mike Brosseau gets sweet revenge on Yankees' Aroldis Chapman with clutch go-ahead home run". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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