Biograhpy

BIOGRAPHY

Bryan Baker was born December 2, 1994, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Baker was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 11th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie league Grand Junction Rockies. Baker spent the 2017 season with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League, where he was moved to the bullpen and posted a 1.66 ERA on the season. Baker began the 2018 season with the Class A-Advanced Lancaster JetHawks.

Baker was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays on August 14, 2018 as the player to be named later to complete a trade for Seung-hwan Oh. The Blue Jays assigned him to the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League where he had a 2.84 ERA over six appearances. Baker began the 2019 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats before being promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, where he had a 3.68 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched. He returned to the Buffalo Bisons to start the 2021 minor league season.

On September 1, 2021, Baker was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. On September 5, Baker made his MLB debut, tossing a scoreless inning against the Oakland Athletics, striking out one.

Baker complied a 4-3 record with a 3.49 ERA in 66 appearances for the Orioles during the 2022 season.