BIOGRAPHY
Brent Honeywell Jr. was born March 31, 1995, in Carnesville, Georgia. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
Honeywell attended Franklin County High School in Carnesville, Georgia. After high school, he attended Walters State Community College for one year, where he went 11–3 with a 2.81 earned run average (ERA) with 102 strikeouts. Honeywell was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Rays and made his professional debut with the Princeton Rays. He finished his first year with a 1.07 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 33 1⁄3 innings over nine games (eight starts). Honeywell started 2015 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Class A Midwest League and was later promoted to the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. He posted a combined 9-6 record with a 3.18 ERA in 24 total starts between both clubs. Honeywell began 2016 back with Charlotte, and later received a promotion to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Class AA Southern League. He finished the season with a combined 7-3 record and a 2.34 ERA in 20 starts between both teams.
Honeywell started the 2017 season with Montgomery and was quickly promoted to the Durham Bulls of the Class AAA International League. He started for the United States in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game. Honeywell earned MVP honors at the Futures Game after striking out four batters over two scoreless innings. On August 28, 2017, Honeywell was suspended for four games by the organization due to undisclosed disciplinary reasons. In 26 total starts between Montgomery and Durham, Honeywell posted a 13-9 record with a 3.49 ERA along with 172 strikeouts in a career high 136.2 innings pitched. The Rays added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.
On November 19, 2021, Honeywell was traded to the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations. On April 7, 2022, Honeywell was placed on the 60-day injured list after suffering a stress reaction in his right elbow. Honeywell split his season between the Single-A Stockton Ports and the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, accumulating an 0-3 record and 7.08 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 20.1 innings pitched across 13 total games. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.
