Brandon Eisert #53

Single...Attended Oregon State, where he went 18-5 with a 2.28 ERA (42 ER/165.2 IP) and 176 strikeouts in 62 games (seven starts) over three seasons (2017-19)...Was named Third Team All-American as a junior in 2019 after going 8-2 with a 2.03 ERA (14 ER/62.0 IP) and 74 strikeouts in 14 games (seven starts)...Helped lead Oregon State to the 2018 College World Series title as a sophomore … threw 4.0 IP of relief in the CWS opener vs. North Carolina, allowing one run … earned the win on 6/22 vs. Mississippi State, giving up one hit over a career-high 5.1 scoreless IP in relief … threw 5.0 IP in Game 2 of the finals vs. Arkansas, allowing two runs on five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts to move the Beavers within a game of the title.

2024

Spent most of the season at Class AAA Buffalo, making 42 appearances (four starts) … also appeared in three games over six stints with Toronto...His contract was selected from Buffalo on 6/17 … made his MLB debut that night vs. Boston, throwing 2.0 scoreless IP … was optioned to Buffalo on 6/18...Was appointed as the 27th player for a doubleheader on 7/29 at Baltimore … threw 2.2 IP in the opener, allowing three runs on four hits...Also was with the Blue Jays on 7/14, 8/26 and 9/1-5 but did not pitch in any of the three stints...Was recalled for the final time on 9/29 and threw 2.0 scoreless IP with two strikeouts that day vs. Miami in the season finale … fanned Jesús Sánchez for his first career strikeout.

2023

Appeared at MLB Spring Training for the second straight year, playing in five games posting a 4.15 ERA (2 ER/4.1 IP) with a pair of walks and three strikeouts...Spent the 2023 campaign at Triple-A Buffalo, making 59 appearances (one start) going 4-3 with a 4.17 ERA (32 ER/69.0 IP), 25 walks, 76 strikeouts and two saves...Posted a 3.04 strikeout-to-walk ratio, with a 26.2% strikeout percentage compared to a 8.6% walk percentage (17.6% K-BB%).

2022

Spent the entire 2022 season pitching for Triple-A Buffalo, making five starts and 40 appearances out of the bullpen... Went 4-3 with a 3.41 ERA (23 ER/60.2 IP) and a 1.14 WHIP... Struck out 77 batters while walking only 15.

2021

In his first professional season in 2021, spent time at Single-A Dunedin, High-A Vancouver, and Double-A New Hampshire...Combined to appear in 32 games, pitching to a 3.55 ERA (25 ER/63.1 IP) with 82 strikeouts and 19 walks...Started the 2021 campaign with a couple of scoreless outings for the D-Jays before a promotion to the Canadians...Went 5-1 across 20 games with Vancouver before joining the Fisher Cats...Posted a 2.63 ERA over 10 contests for the Cats to close out his season.