Justin Bruihl #42

Graduated from Casa Grande (Calif.) High School...Pitched only one-third of his senior season after requiring Tommy John surgery that wiped out his junior season and most of his senior season...Played college baseball at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly-SLO), the same college that produced Cardinals Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith and former Cardinals relief pitcher Bud Norris...Led Cal Poly-SLO with 25 appearances as a freshman, but transferred to Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College where he went 7-0 with a 2.12 ERA. The University of California-Berkeley offered him a scholarship, but he signed with the Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent in July 2017...While attending Sonoma Mountain Elementary School, wrote that "in 20 years" he wanted to be a Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees...Father, Gene Bruihl, is a professional bowler and won the Western Regional Open in Lihu'e, Hawaii in 2000...Resides in Lichtfield Park, Ariz.

2025

Pitched in 15 games in relief for the American League Champion Blue Jays...Recorded four holds, including back-to-back appearances (7/1 & 7/3 vs. NYY)...Appeared in 39 games in relief with Buffalo (AAA), recording three saves and struck out 49 batters over 42.0 innings pitched...Posted the second-lowest WHIP (1.14) among any of the Bison pitchers with 40.0 or more innings pitched...Did not allow a run during the month of August with Buffalo over six appearances covering 6.0 innings...Stymied Triple-A left-handed batters to a .162 BA (12-for-74) with two extra base hits (double, home run) while striking out 28% of his batters faced.

2023

Made 27 appearances, all in relief, for the Dodgers and Rockies...On 7/28 was designated for assignment by the Dodgers...On 8/1 was acquired by the Rockies for cash...On 8/25 was designated for assignment by the Rockies...Two days later cleared waivers and was outrighted to Class AAA Albuquerque...Following the season elected free agency...On 1/3/24 was signed by the Reds to a Minor League contract and invited to Major League Spring Training camp.

2022

Spent 2022 going back and forth between Triple-A Oklahoma City and the big stage in Los Angeles...Finished his Triple-A stint with a 3-1 record and 3.56 ERA (12 ER/30.1 IP), giving up 32 hits, 15 runs and two home runs in 25 games (one start)…limited batters to .264 average...Struck out 24 of 144 batters faced against 20 walks with Oklahoma City in 30.1 innings pitched...Secured first career Major League win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 26…spun one inning and gave up two hits...Garnered his first Major League save against San Francisco on Sept. 18…resulted in the Dodgers’ 101st win of the season...Ended his MLB season with a 1-1 record and a save paired with a 3.80 ERA (10 ER/23.2 IP), three holds, and 13 strikeouts across 24 games…gave up 22 hits, 11 runs and four homers. Did not allow a run in any of his wins this season in Triple-A and MLB…made his Major League season debut on April 10… struck out one batter and walked another in 1.0 inning.

2021

Split the campaign between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City before having his contract selected Aug. 8 for the big leagues... Made his Major League debut against the Angels on Aug. 8, 2021, tossing 1.2 scoreless frames with two punchouts and one walk…sat down Brandon Marsh for his first ML strikeout... Pitched in three postseason games, all against the Atlanta Braves, firing 2.0 scoreless frames and allowing just one hit with five strikeouts... Appeared in 18 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City, delivering a perfect 3-0 record with three holds…registered a 3.57 ERA (9 ER/22.2 IP) with a 1.29 WHIP... Limited the opposition to a .259 average, striking out 30 batters and walking just seven... Started the season with Double-A Tulsa, pitching in eight games for a 1-0 record and a 1.20 ERA (2 ER/15.0 IP)…southpaw struck out 20 batters and walked just three over 54 total batters... Tabbed a 12.00 strikeout-per-nine innings mark with Tulsa with a 0.67 WHIP Pitched an ML career-high of two shutout innings on Sept. 5 against the Giants…did not give up a run in his 9.0 innings during day games in the Majors…kept batters limited to a .190 with one out…was tough against lefties, limiting hitters to a .150 average…did not register a wild pitch across his 363 pitches with Oklahoma City…faced 94 batters during his stint, striking out 30 batters for an 11.91 strikeout-per-nine innings mark…started his first game of the year July 15, striking out two over a scoreless frame… kept the opposition to a .140/.204/.280 slash line while with Double-A Tulsa…registered his lowest pitches per plate appearance with a single team at 3.796…kept righties to a .167 average and lefties to a .100 average.

2020

Did not participate in the 2020 season after the minor league season was cancelled.

2019

Appeared in four games for Advanced-A Rancho Cucamonga, garnering a 3.68 ERA (3 ER/7.1 IP) over four games… kept the opposition to a .179 batting average...Spent majority of his time with Low-A Great Lakes, producing a 4-0 record across 21 appearances for a 0.79 ERA (3 ER/34.1 IP)…struck out 42 batters and walked just eight...Earned two saves in three save opportunities, registering both with Low-A Great Lakes against the Dayton Dragons on July 24 and July 26…struck out two batters and walked two over nine at-bats In his four wins with the Loons, the lefty tossed a minimum of five outs in each appearance…pitched in two postseason games for Great Lakes, allowing just two earned runs over 5.0 innings with three strikeouts.

2018

Made 21 appearances for Single-A Ogden Raptors, producing a 5-2 record paired with a 8.24 ERA (29 ER/31.2 IP)… struck out 44 batters and walked 24...Earned his first career save on August 28 against the Orem Owlz…struck out four over 2.0 innings while allowing an earned run on two hits Garnered a 12.5 strikeout-per-nine inning mark tagged with a .714 winning percentage…proved to be a tough pitcher to homer off, giving up just one longball over 159 batters faced.