Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Clayton Andrews was born on January 4, 1997, in Petaluma, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Andrews in the 17th round, with the 515th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, and he signed. Andrews spent his first professional season with the rookie–level Helena Brewers and Single–A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, recording a cumulative 6–1 record and 2.18 ERA across 19 contests.

In 2019, Andrews played with the High–A Carolina Mudcats and Double–A Biloxi Shuckers, going 5–2 with 11 saves and a 3.19 ERA, and 77 strikeouts in 591⁄3 innings. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. Andrews did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He returned to action in 2021, spending the year with the Triple–A Nashville Sounds. In 7 games for Nashville, Andrews posted a 4.82 ERA with 11 strikeouts across 9+1⁄3 innings pitched. In 2022, Andrews played in 9 games split between Double–A Biloxi and rookie–level Arizona Complex League Brewers, struggling to a 7.84 ERA with 19 strikeouts across 10+1⁄3 innings of work.

Andrews began the 2023 season with the Triple–A Nashville Sounds. In 25 appearances, he registered a 1.65 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 32+2⁄3 innings pitched. On July 1, 2023, Andrews was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.