Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Brett de Geus was born November 4, 1997, in Pleasanton, California. He is a pitcher for the Texas Rangers in the MLB.

de Geus attended Foothill High School in Pleasanton, California. He was not selected in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, and thus enrolled at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, where he played college baseball. As a freshman at Cabrillo in 2016, de Geus earned all-conference honors. As a sophomore in 2017, he went 9–3 with a 1.94 ERA over 16 games (14 starts).

de Geus signed with the Dodgers and made his professional debut in 2018 with the Ogden Raptors, going 4–5 with a 7.26 ERA over 15 games (14 starts). In 2019, he began the year with the Great Lakes Loons before being promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in June. Over 39 relief appearances between the two clubs, he pitched to a 6–2 record with a 1.75 ERA, striking out 72 over ​61 2⁄3 innings. Following the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League, where he was named an All-Star.

de Geus was a non-roster invite to 2020 spring training. He was selected by the Texas Rangers with the second pick in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft.