Jake Brentz

BIOGRAPHY

Jake Brentz was born September 14, 1994, in Ballwin, Missouri. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. On July 12, 2013, Brentz signed with the Blue Jays. Brentz made his professional season with the Gulf Coast Blue Jays.

On July 31, 2015, the Blue Jays traded Brentz, Rob Rasmussen, and Nick Wells to the Seattle Mariners for Mark Lowe. He finished the season with the Low-A Everett AquaSox. In 2016, he split the season with Everett and the Single-A Clinton LumberKings, also appearing in two games for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.

On August 20, 2019, Brentz signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization. He finished the 2019 season with the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals, hurling 5.1 innings of 3.38 ERA ball with 8.4 K/9. On July 19, 2020, Brentz was added to the Royals 60-man player pool, a replacement for the minor leagues due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brentz was invited to Spring Training for the Royals in 2021. On April 1, 2021, Brentz had his contract selected to the 40-man roster, and it was announced that he had made the Royals Opening Day roster. On April 3, 2021, Brentz made his MLB debut in relief against the Texas Rangers, pitching a scoreless 2/3 inning and notching his first major league strikeout, striking out Rangers first baseman Nate Lowe.