Bryan Baker #43

His favorite sport growing up was basketball...He was named an All-Area basketball player in high school...Drafted in the 40th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of high school by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign...Attended the University of North Florida and Choctawhatchee (FL) HS...His grandfather Ed Baker played football at Auburn, and his cousin Matt Krembel played golf at Army.

2021

Made his Major League debut with Toronto on 9/5 vs. Oakland; threw a scoreless eighth inning (H, K), striking out Josh Harrison for his first career strikeout...Selected to the Major League roster on 9/1...Named the Warren Spahn Most Valuable Pitcher Award as the Triple-A Buffalo Bison's top pitcher of 2021...Made 39 appearances for Triple-A Buffalo, going 6-1 with 11 saves, a 1.31 ERA (6 ER/41.1 IP), .125 opponents batting average, and a 0.85 WHIP.

2020

Invited to Major League Spring Training and allowed one run on two hits with five strikeouts and no walks over 3.0 innings (0.67 WHIP, .182 AVG)…Took part in Summer Camp and spent the campaign at the club’s alternate training site.

2019

Started the season with Double-A New Hampshire...Posted a 2.81 ERA across 31 relief appearances for the Fisher Cats while holding opponents to a .164 batting average...Promoted to Triple-A Buffalo on July 14 and finished his campaign with a 3.68 ERA in 18 outings for the Bisons...Struck out six batters in 2.0 innings on Aug. 15 vs. Toledo, his most punch-outs in a game since he was a starter in 2016.