BIOGRAPHY
J.P. Feyereisen was born on February 7, 1993, in River Falls, Wisconsin. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
Feyereisen attended River Falls High School in River Falls, Wisconsin and played college baseball at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, and summer collegiate baseball with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters.
He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. On July 31, 2016, the Indians traded Feyereisen along with Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield, and Ben Heller to the New York Yankees in exchange for Andrew Miller. The Yankees assigned him to the Trenton Thunder where he finished the season. In 42 games between both Akron and Trenton, he pitched to a 7–3 record, five saves, 1.70 ERA, and a 1.10 WHIP as he had 78 strikeouts in 58.1 innings.
On September 2, 2019, Feyereisen was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Brenny Escanio and international signing bonus pool money. After the season, on October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12. After the season, he was added to the Brewers 40-man roster. Feyereisen made the 2020 Opening Day Roster for the Brewers, and made his major league debut on July 24, and pitched one inning, Striking out former MVP Kris Bryant, then giving up a single home run to Anthony Rizzo against the Chicago Cubs.
In 2021, Feyereisen again made the Opening Day roster for Milwaukee. Through his 21 appearances with the Brewers, Feyereisen went 0-2 with a 3.26 ERA and a WHIP of 1.09.
On May 21, 2021, the Brewers traded Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Willy Adames and Trevor Richards.
