Bryan Hudson #60

Is married...wife’s name is Kailin...the couple was married in December 2024...Graduated from Alton (Ill.) High School, where he set school records for career wins (25) and strikeouts (324)…Committed to the University of Missouri prior to being drafted by the Cubs...Enjoys duck and goose hunting.

2024

Was traded by Los Angeles-NL to Milwaukee for LHP Justin Chambers on 1/3...Went 6-1 with a 1.73 ERA in 43 relief appearances with Milwaukee...Made his first career Opening Day roster...Held opponents to a .135 batting average with 62 strikeouts in 62.1 innings...Retired 37 of 43 first batters faced (86.0%)…Stranded 18 of 21 inherited runners (85.6%)…His 0.72 WHIP led National League relievers and ranked second in the majors behind the Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase (0.66)…Also ranked among Major League relief leaders in opponent batting average (third, .135) and ERA (fifth, 1.73)…Pitched at least 2.0 innings 15 times, posting a 0.28 ERA in those outings (31.2ip, 10h, 1r, 1er, 4bb, 31k, 0hr)…Earned his first Major League win on 4/21 at St. Louis...Was on the 15-day injured list from 7/27-8/11, retroactive to 7/24, with a left oblique strain...Was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on 9/3, where he spent the remainder of the season...Was not on the NL Wild Card Series roster.

2023

Made six relief appearances with Los Angeles-NL and went 0-0 with a 7.27 ERA during four stints (6/17, 7/5-7/7, 8/6-8/7 and 8/19-8/25)...Made his MLB debut on 6/17 vs. San Francisco (2ip, 4h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 2k)...his first career strikeout was Blake Sabol...Went 5-2 with a 2.43 ERA in 46 games (8 starts) at Triple-A Oklahoma City as opponents batted just .221 with 86 strikeouts in 55.2 innings...Was traded to Milwaukee in exchange for LHP Justin Chambers on 1/3/24.

2022

Began the season with Double-A Tennessee, coming out of the pen for a 3-1 record in eight appearances for a 2.08 ERA (3 ER/13.0 IP)…struck out 18 batters and held hitters to a .222 average...Promoted a month later on May 10 to Triple-A Iowa, where he posted a 1-2 record over 31 relief outings...struck out 58 players, walked 22, and posted a 4.11 ERA (21 ER/46.0 IP)...Earned two wins at home with Double-A Tennessee (April 8 and April 12), striking out eight batters and issuing just one walk in 4.1 innings of work...Struck out four batters five different times: April 8, April 12, May 25, July 16 and Sept. 22, recording a 2-0 record in those five outings…produced a strikeout in 35 of his 39 outings...Fired one inning in 34 of 39 appearances, pitching 2.2 innings twice: April 15 and Sept. 22.

2021

Was 6-3 over 31 games with Double-A Tennessee as he transitioned to a reliever role for the first time in his professional career…produced a 3.13 ERA (19 ER/54.2 IP) with 51 strikeouts against 22 walks...Was promoted to Triple-A Iowa on Sept. 17, pitching in four relief appearances and going 0-1…struck out four batters and walked eight in four innings of work...Earned three wins in August over six outings, striking out 12 while walking three in 11.0 innings of work…was his best month during the year and limited hitters to a .256 average...Did not allow a run from Sept. 2 – 16 over four outings, striking out five batters and walking just two in six innings of work...Recorded at least one strikeout in 32 of his 35 outings between the two levels, striking out four batters on June 17 and July 9.