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John Brebbia
John Fulboam Brebbia (born May 30, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and Colorado Rockies.
Brebbia played college baseball for Elon University. The New York Yankees selected Brebbia in the 30th round of the 2011 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut for the Cardinals in 2017, and pitched for them through 2019. He had Tommy John surgery in 2020. He played for the Giants from 2021 to 2023.
Brebbia grew up in Sharon, Massachusetts, and attended Sharon High School through his junior year. He transferred to Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida, for his senior year to improve his chances of earning a college baseball scholarship. As a senior at Wellington, he had a 10–1 win–loss record, a 0.83 earned run average (ERA), and recorded an 18-strikeout game.
After high school, Brebbia attended Elon University, where he was a pitcher for the Elon Phoenix. During his freshman year, Brebbia helped the Phoenix secure an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. In 2009, he played summer league baseball for the Mankato MoonDogs of the Northwoods League. In 2011, his junior year, he went 7–1 with a 1.76 ERA in 27 relief appearances. He was named First Team All-Southern Conference. In 2010 and 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
The New York Yankees selected Brebbia in the 30th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He signed and made his professional debut that same season with the Staten Island Yankees of the Low-A New York-Penn League, where he was 0–1 with a 0.00 ERA in eight innings. He spent the 2012 season with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single-A South Atlantic League and pitched to a 3–1 record with two saves and a 2.96 ERA in 21+2⁄3 innings over 29 relief appearances. He spent 2013 with Charleston and the Tampa Yankees of the High-A Florida State League; he was a combined 0–5 with one save and a 4.06 ERA in 68+2⁄3 innings pitched in relief. He was released by the organization on December 13, 2013.
On January 7, 2014, Brebbia signed with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. In 34 games with the Canaries, he pitched to a 3–2 record with one save, a 3.31 ERA and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings pitched (fifth-best in the league). Brebbia later said he rediscovered his love for the sport while pitching in the independent leagues. He also began growing his beard in 2014.
On December 22, 2014, Brebbia was traded to the Laredo Lemurs alongside AJ Kirby-Jones and Joe Testa for Byron Minnich, Harrison Kain, Jeremy Strawn, Josh Strawn, Tyler Pearson, Gerardo Avila, and cash. In 2015 with Laredo, Brebbia had a 7–2 record with a 0.98 ERA (second-best in the league), in 51 games (third-most), with 19 saves (third-best), an 0.762 WHIP (second-lowest), 4.8 hits per nine innings (second-best), and 11.1 strikeouts per 9 innings (fourth-best).
On September 21, 2015, Brebbia signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was assigned to the Double-A Mobile BayBears.
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John Brebbia
John Fulboam Brebbia (born May 30, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and Colorado Rockies.
Brebbia played college baseball for Elon University. The New York Yankees selected Brebbia in the 30th round of the 2011 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut for the Cardinals in 2017, and pitched for them through 2019. He had Tommy John surgery in 2020. He played for the Giants from 2021 to 2023.
Brebbia grew up in Sharon, Massachusetts, and attended Sharon High School through his junior year. He transferred to Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida, for his senior year to improve his chances of earning a college baseball scholarship. As a senior at Wellington, he had a 10–1 win–loss record, a 0.83 earned run average (ERA), and recorded an 18-strikeout game.
After high school, Brebbia attended Elon University, where he was a pitcher for the Elon Phoenix. During his freshman year, Brebbia helped the Phoenix secure an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. In 2009, he played summer league baseball for the Mankato MoonDogs of the Northwoods League. In 2011, his junior year, he went 7–1 with a 1.76 ERA in 27 relief appearances. He was named First Team All-Southern Conference. In 2010 and 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
The New York Yankees selected Brebbia in the 30th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He signed and made his professional debut that same season with the Staten Island Yankees of the Low-A New York-Penn League, where he was 0–1 with a 0.00 ERA in eight innings. He spent the 2012 season with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single-A South Atlantic League and pitched to a 3–1 record with two saves and a 2.96 ERA in 21+2⁄3 innings over 29 relief appearances. He spent 2013 with Charleston and the Tampa Yankees of the High-A Florida State League; he was a combined 0–5 with one save and a 4.06 ERA in 68+2⁄3 innings pitched in relief. He was released by the organization on December 13, 2013.
On January 7, 2014, Brebbia signed with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. In 34 games with the Canaries, he pitched to a 3–2 record with one save, a 3.31 ERA and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings pitched (fifth-best in the league). Brebbia later said he rediscovered his love for the sport while pitching in the independent leagues. He also began growing his beard in 2014.
On December 22, 2014, Brebbia was traded to the Laredo Lemurs alongside AJ Kirby-Jones and Joe Testa for Byron Minnich, Harrison Kain, Jeremy Strawn, Josh Strawn, Tyler Pearson, Gerardo Avila, and cash. In 2015 with Laredo, Brebbia had a 7–2 record with a 0.98 ERA (second-best in the league), in 51 games (third-most), with 19 saves (third-best), an 0.762 WHIP (second-lowest), 4.8 hits per nine innings (second-best), and 11.1 strikeouts per 9 innings (fourth-best).
On September 21, 2015, Brebbia signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was assigned to the Double-A Mobile BayBears.
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