Brandon Finnegan | |||
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Finnegan with the Kansas City Royals
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Cincinnati Reds – No. 29 | |||
Starting Pitcher | |||
Born: Fort Worth, Texas |
April 14, 1993 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 6, 2014, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Win–loss record | 15-14 | ||
Earned run average | 3.81 | ||
Strikeouts | 200 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Brandon Kyle Finnegan (born April 14, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals.
Prior to his professional career, Finnegan attended Texas Christian University (TCU) and played college baseball for the TCU Horned Frogs baseball team. He was drafted by the Royals in the first round of the 2014 MLB Draft, and made his MLB debut that season. The Royals traded Finnegan to the Reds during the 2015 season.
Finnegan attended Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 45th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and attended Texas Christian University (TCU).
As a freshman in 2012, he pitched in 23 games with 11 starts. He finished the season 4–5 with a 3.47 earned run average (ERA) with 56 strikeouts in 62 1⁄3 innings. As a sophomore in 2013 he pitched in 16 games with 15 starts, going 0–8 but with a 3.18 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 79 1⁄3 innings. During the summer he pitched for the United States collegiate national team. After not winning a game during his sophomore season, he earned a victory in his first start of his junior season in 2014. During the season he missed a few starts due to a minor injury. He finished the year 9–3 with a 2.04 ERA and 134 strikeouts in 105 2⁄3 innings.