Ben Braymer

Benjamin John Braymer (born April 28, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Ben Braymer
Washington Nationals – No. 70
Pitcher
Born: (1994-04-28) April 28, 1994
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 28, 2020, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through September 20, 2020)
Win–loss record1-0
Earned run average1.23
Strikeouts8
Teams

Baseball career

A Louisiana native, Braymer began his college baseball career at Louisiana State University at Eunice where, in 2015, he struck out an NJCAA record 138 batters en route to a national championship. As of August 2020, that record still stands.[1] After two years, he transferred to Auburn University where he was an eighteenth-round selection by the Nationals in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,[2] where he was roommates with Gabe Klobosits, who was drafted by the Nationals the following year.[3][4] In his first full professional season in 2017, Braymer pitched for the Class-A Short Season Auburn Doubledays and the Class-A Hagerstown Suns. He and Klobosits were both among several minor league pitchers brought over to pitch to the major league Nationals hitters as they prepared for the 2017 National League Division Series.[4]

Braymer led all Nationals minor league pitchers with a 2.28 ERA in 2018, pitching for the Suns and Class-A Advanced Potomac Nationals. Along with Wil Crowe, he was named the Nationals' co-Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[5] He was one of eight Nationals prospects invited to participate in the Arizona Fall League after the 2018 season, where he played for the Salt River Rafters.[6]

Before the 2019 season, MLB Pipeline ranked Braymer as Washington's 25th-best prospect.[7] In late June 2019, he was promoted to the highest minor league level for the first time, joining the starting rotation of the Class-AAA Fresno Grizzlies.[8]

Braymer was added to the Nationals' 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[9] He made his major league debut on August 28, 2020, giving up one run in two innings in a win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.[10]

References
  1. "Former Bengal Ben Braymer Called Up To MLB's Nationals". LSU Eunice Athletics. August 24, 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. Carpenter, Scott (September 27, 2018). "Ben Braymer Named Nationals Minor League Pitcher of the Year". WLTZ. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. Kerr, Byron (November 10, 2017). "Nats pitching prospect spotlight: RHP Gabe Klobosits". MASN Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  4. "Nats pitching prospect spotlight: Ben Braymer". MASN Sports. January 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  5. Kerr, Byron (September 26, 2018). "Kieboom, Braymer, Crowe and Noll honored with Nationals minor league awards". MASN Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  6. Kerr, Byron (August 30, 2018). "Carter Kieboom highlights eight Nats prospects invited to AFL". MASN Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  7. Kerr, Byron (February 20, 2019). "Victor Robles and Carter Kieboom highlight Nats' top 30 prospects". MASN Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  8. Engelhardt, Gordon (June 27, 2019). "Central grad Aaron Barrett named to Eastern League All-Star Game". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  9. Nationals Communications (November 20, 2019). "Nationals select the contract of Ben Braymer". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  10. Justice, Richard (August 28, 2020). "Scherzer 'sets the tone' in 11-strikeout gem". MLB.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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