Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jhony Brito was born on February 17, 1998, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. He is. a pitcher in the MLB.

Brito signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on November 9, 2015. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. Brito spent the 2017 season with the Low-A Staten Island Yankees, making three scoreless starts and with eight strikeouts He underwent Tommy John surgery later that season, ending his year and causing him to miss the entirety of the 2018 season as well. 

On November 10, 2022, the Yankees selected Brito to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Brito was initially optioned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to begin the 2023 season. However, after Luis Severino suffered a lat injury, Brito was added to the major league rotation to begin the year. He made his major league debut on April 2.

On December 6, 2023, the Yankees traded Brito, Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Randy Vásquez, and Kyle Higashioka to the San Diego Padres for Juan Soto and Trent Grisham.