Matthew Aurel Brash...graduated from Bayridge Secondary School (ON)...spent three seasons at Niagara University (Lewiston, N.Y.)...enjoys golfing in his free time...Was the second-highest draft pick in Niagara University baseball history when he was selected in the fourth round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by San Diego...made MLB debut on April 12, 2022 at Chicago-AL...in 2021 was the recipient of the Wayne Norton Award, given to the top Canadian pitcher in the minor leagues...Norton was a longtime scout for the Mariners.
2023
Went 9-4 with four saves, a 3.06 ERA (24 ER, 70.2 IP), 29 walks, 107 strikeouts and a 1.33 WHIP in 78 games...Became the fifth reliever in franchise history with 100 strikeouts in a season...finished with 107 strikeouts, third-most in franchise history, trailing only Edwin Díaz (124 in 2018) and Bill Caudill (111 in 1982)...Led the Majors making 78 appearances...also matched the Mariners franchise record, tying Ed Vande Berg’s 78 appearances in 1982...Went 1-2 with a 6.23 ERA (6 ER, 8.2 IP), 17 strikeouts and five walks in his first 11 games from March 30-April 19...from April 22 through the end of the season, Brash went 8-2 with a 2.61 ERA (18 ER, 62.0 IP), 24 walks and 90 strikeouts...Set career-best marks in games (78), wins (nine), innings (70.2), strikeouts (107), ERA (3.06), SO/9 (13.6), BB/9 (3.7), SO/BB (3.69) and WHIP (1.33)...His 13.6 strikeouts-per-nine-innings ranked third among Major League pitchers with at least 50.0 innings pitched...Earned first career save on April 30 at Toronto, tossing a scoreless 10th inning with two strikeouts...became the second Canadian-born pitcher to record his first career save in Canada, joining Bill Atkinson-MON (April 16, 1977)...Held opponents scoreless in 28 of 33 outings from May 27 Aug.13, posting a 1.82 ERA (6 ER, 29.2 IP) with 13 BB and 44 K in that span...Recorded multiple strikeouts in 33 games, the third-most among relievers in the Majors, trailing only Félix Bautista-BAL (38 G) and Aroldis Chapman-KC/TEX (34 G)...Led the Mariners and ranked sixth in the Majors, inheriting 49 runners this season...Brash stranded 34 of those 49 inherited runners (69.4%)...Opponents hit .380 on balls in play against Brash, the sixth- highest BABIP among pitchers with at least 30.0 IP...Pride of Kingston, Ontario - His 107 strikeouts were the second-most by a Canadian-born pitcher, trailing only Nick Pivetta-BOS (183)...Had a 0.60 ERA (1 ER, 15.0 IP) with 22 strikeouts and six walks in 16 games from June 9-July 20...Right-handed hitters batted .210 (31x148) with a .547 OPS against Brash...lefties hit .281 (34x121) with a .770 OPS...Road Warrior - Had a 2.36 ERA (9 ER, 34.1 IP) in 39 appearances on the road versus av3.72 ERA (15 ER, 36.1 IP) in 39 appearances at T-Mobile Park...Recorded his 100th career strikeout on May 21 at Atlanta...Made season debut on Opening Day...tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts on March 30 vs. Cleveland.
2022
Went 4-4 with a 4.44 ERA (25 ER, 50.2 IP) with 62 strikeouts in 39 appearances (5 GS)...went 1-3 with a 7.65 ERA (17 ER, 20.0 IP) in five appearances as a starter...went 3-1 with a 2.35 ERA (8 ER, 30.2 IP) as a reliever... opponents hit just .202 (22x109) off Brash as a reliever, while hitting over .300 when he appeared as the starting pitcher...Made first career MLB appearance, starting on April 12 at Chicago-AL...struck out six over 5.1 innings allowing just two runs on four hits (1 HR) and one walk...his six strikeouts are T-5th most in an MLB debut in Mariners history (also: Ken Cloude on Aug. 9, 1997 vs. Chicago-AL, and Clint Zavaras on June 3, 1989)....Earned first career win on April 17 vs. Houston, tossing 5.1 innings allowing two runs on just two hits (1 HR) with six walks and five strikeouts...Was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on May 5...recalled from Tacoma on July 9....Made 22 appearances in relief for the Rainiers, with a 3.46 ERA (10 ER, 26.0 IP) with 41 strikeouts to just 14 walks...did not allow a run in 16-of-22 appearances... from May 25-June 19 did not allow an earned run in 11-consecutive appearances spanning 11.0 innings, striking out 19 while walking two...Made first career relief appearance July 9 vs. Toronto, tossing a scoreless inning with 2 strikeouts while earning the win...Struck out the side in a scoreless inning on Aug. 12 at Texas despite allowing two hits in the inning....Struck out at least one batter in 27-of-34 relief appearances...- Struck out the side in order on Aug. 17 at Los Angeles-AL...took him just 15 pitches to get the 6,7 and 8 batters in the Angels order....Struck out the side on Sept. 11 vs. Atlanta, striking out Austin Riley, William Contreras and Vaughn Grissom swinging to strand Matt Olson (walk)...curveball (-4) was his best pitch according to Baseball Savant’s run value metric...induced 65 swings-and-misses on his slider, 29 on his fastball and 31 on his curveball....- Did not allow a run in 16-consecutive appearances from Aug. 17- Sept. 24, spanning 13.2 IP...struck out 20 batters while only walking 6 during the streak...Did not allow a home run after converting to a reliever, making 34 appearances and tossing 30.2 innings...allowed just 4 extra-base hits as a relief pitcher (all doubles) while limiting opponents to a .202 (22x109) average and a .548 OPS....His 11.0 K/9 ratio as a rookie is the 8th-best mark in franchise history (min. 25 IP)...trails Edwin Díaz who had a 15.3 K/9 in 2016....Was the winning pitcher in the Mariners 13-inning, 1-0 thriller against the Yankees on Aug. 9...tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts... faced just two batters in the 12th inning after turning a double play to erase the runner who started the inning at second...Brash started the double play by fielding a come backer behind his back....Of the 20 runners he inherited in 2022, only 3 scored (15.0%).
2021
Went 6-4 with a 2.31 ERA (25 ER, 97.1 IP) with 48 walks and 142 strikeouts in 20 games (19 starts) between High-A Everett and Double-A Arkansas....Had his contract selected by Seattle on Sept. 28, but did not appear in a game....- Named Double-A Central Pitcher of the Week on two occasions (Aug. 22 & Sept. 5)...on Aug. 19 at Frisco, tossed 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out 12...on Sept. 2 vs. Wichita, tossed 6.0 scoreless innings without allowing a hit, striking out 11.
2020
Added to the Mariners 60-man roster after being acquired by Seattle from San Diego as player to be named later on Sept. 17 (Aug. 20 trade)…spent the remainder of the season at the Mariners alternate training site in Tacoma.
2019
Made his pro debut in the Padres organization…appeared in 5 games (1 start) between the AZL Padres and Single-A Fort Wayne, posting a 1.69 ERA (1 ER, 5.1 IP) with 8 strikeouts.
