A native Coloradan who grew up just south of Denver, Bryan spends his free time hunting, practicing archery, hiking and fishing...Attended Ponderosa HS in his hometown of Parker, Colo., graduating in 2015...finished his senior season with a 1.87 ERA and a 7-4 record on the mound...recorded 85 strikeouts and limited opponents to a .197 batting average in 75 innings of work...tossed a no-hitter in his first start of his senior season...went undrafted out of high school...Had a four-year playing career at McNeese State in Louisiana (2016-19), where he combined for 73 appearances, including 42 starts...had a strong senior year, going 4-1 with a 3.44 ERA (19 ER/49.2 IP) in 23 games (three starts)...Following his senior season, selected by the Cubs in the 30th round of the June 2019 Draft...signed by Cubs scout Trey Forkerway...the 2019 draft was the last year of the 30-round draft, meaning King could be the last 30th-round selection to play in the Majors...While at McNeese, received his B.Sc. degree in Natural Resource Conservation Management...also went on to earn his MBA from the University of Colorado-Denver...Prior to being drafted, he had a job on a salmon fishing boat in Alaska lined up, but turned it down to pursue professional baseball...Spent four years (2019-22) in the Cubs system, pitching just 90 innings over that span due to canceled 2020 Minor League season and an elbow surgery that cut short his 2022 campaign...was in the early stages of his rehab process after Tommy John surgery when the Astros selected him in the Minor League phase of the 2022 Rule 5 Draft...did not pitch in 2023 before returning to the mound in 2024...Was added to the Astros 40-man roster on June 22, 2024...is signed to a one-year contract for 2026.
2025
The lefty reliever became a prominent piece of the Astros bullpen in 2025...in 68 appearances, he recorded a 2.78 ERA (21 ER/68 IP) with 69 strikeouts, 11 walks, a 1.04 WHIP and a .233 opponent average...Made his first career Opening Day roster...Set single-season career highs in appearances, innings, wins (five), holds (27), saves (two) and strikeouts...Among AL relievers, ranked first in walks-per nine innings (1.46), second in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.27) and fourth in holds (27)...Stranded 23 of his 24 inherited runners...stranded all of his first 23 inherited runners before allowing one to score in his final outing on Sept. 26 at LAA...led the AL in inherited runners scored percentage at 4.3% (min. 20 inherited runners)...also ranked second in the Majors in inherited runners scored percentage behind LAD RHP Ben Casparius (3.4%)...Per Baseball Savant, ranked in the 99th percentile among MLB pitchers in walk percentage (4.0)...Recorded reverse splits, held right-handed hitters to a .204 opponent batting average (38-for-185)...Notched a career-high 12.2 scoreless innings streak from Aug. 27-Sept. 21...Earned his first career save on July 22 at ARI, allowed three hits and no runs with one strikeout in one scoreless inning.
2024
The rookie 27-year-old received a midseason promotion and spent the bulk of the second half of the season at the big league level, going 1-0 with a 2.39 ERA (seven ER/26.1 IP), a .211 opponents' average (20-for-95) and 32 strikeouts through 28 appearances...Was tougher on right-handed hitters, holding them to a .204 batting average (11-for-54) compared to a .220 batting average (9-for-41) vs. left-handed hitters...However, allowed just one extra-base hit among the 46 left-handed batters he faced...Relied on a four-pitch mix in his rookie season, featuring a four-seam fastball (52%), slider (36%), curveball (8%) and sinker (5%)…Made his MLB debut on June 23 vs. BAL, striking out one in a perfect 1.0 inning...Picked up his first career strikeout vs. All-Star SS Gunnar Henderson...Recorded his first career winning decision on July 5 at MIN (1.0 IP, two H, one R, one ER, one BB, 0 SO)…Tossed a career-high 1.2 innings on June 30 at NYM, recording one strikeout in the scoreless and hitless outing...Matched the career high on Sept. 16 at SD, recording two strikeouts in a scoreless 1.2 frames...Recorded two three-strikeout outings, constituting his single-game career high, coming on July 30 vs. PIT (1.1 IP) and Aug. 21 vs. BOS (one IP)…Made two stints with the Astros this season...Was selected to the Major League roster on June 22 and was optioned to Triple-A on Aug. 29...Was recalled on Sept. 12 and spent the remainder of the season on the active roster...Went 1-0 with a 2.21 ERA (nine ER/36.2 IP), a .209 opponents' average, a 1.15 WHIP and 44 strikeouts through 34 appearances with Triple-A Sugar Land...Made his postseason debut in Game 1 of the ALWC vs. DET, tossing 0.2 of a scoreless inning with one strikeout.
2023
In his first year in the Astros organization, did not make an appearance during the 2023 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
2022
Split his 2022 season between Double-A Tennessee and Class A Myrtle Beach, combining for a 1.61 ERA (four ER/22.1 IP)...Made his last appearance of the season on July 1 before being sidelined with injury...Acquired by Houston after the season in the Minor League phase of the 2022 Rule 5 Draft.
2021
Pitched the majority of the 2021 season at Class A South Bend before a late season promotion to Double-A Tennessee...Combined for a 4.53 ERA (22 ER/43.2 IP) in 23 relief appearances.
2020
Did not appear in a regular season game in 2020 do to the cancellation of the Minor League season.
2019
Made his professional debut in 2019 for the AZL Cubs...Did not allow an earned run in five appearances (9.1 IP) before being promoted to Class A Eugene...Finished his year with nine relief appearances in Eugene.
