Thyago Vieira #48

Is one of just five players born in Brazil to play in the Majors (also: Yan Gomes, 2012-24; Andre Rienzo, 2013-15, Paulo Orlando, 2015-18 and Luiz Gohara, 2017-18)…Played three seasons (2020-22) with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball and went 0-6 with 19 saves, a 3.61 ERA (35 ER in 87.1 IP) and 101 strikeouts in 92 games.

2024

Combined to go 0-1 with one save, a 5.21 ERA (22 ER in 38.0 IP), 26 walks and 39 strikeouts over 28 games with the D-backs, Brewers and Orioles...Appeared in 11 games with Arizona after being claimed off waivers on June 6 from Baltimore (one game)… went 0-1 with a 2.87 ERA (5 ER in 15.2 IP), nine walks and 14 strikeouts...Made the Brewers' Opening Day roster, appearing in 16 games while going 0-0 with one save, a 5.64 ERA (14 ER in 22.1 IP), 13 walks and 25 strikeouts…designated for assignment and traded to the Orioles...Recorded his second career save on April 7 vs. Mariners (2 ER in 3.0 IP, 5 K, BB).

2023

Signed with Milwaukee as a free agent on 1/12...Went 2-2 with a 3.35 ERA and eight saves in 33 relief appearances at Triple-A Nashville before he was selected by Milwaukee on 9/6...International League opponents hit just .223 with 51 strikeouts in 37.2 innings...Made two relief appearances with the Brewers, coming on 9/8 at New York-AL and 9/17 vs. Washington...Was on the 15-day injured list from 9/18 through the remainder of the season with a right calf strain.

2022

Pitched the 2020-22 seasons in Japan with the Yomiuri Giants in the Central League (Majors) and Eastern League (Minors).

2021

Broke the Nippon Professional Baseball record with a pitch clocked at 103.1 MPH on 8/13/21 vs. Chunichi...the previous record of 102.5 MPH was shared by Shohei Ohtani and Robert Corniel...was an All-Star in 2021.

2019

Made his last Major League appearance with the White Sox on 6/16/19 vs. New York-AL.

2017

Split most of the season between Class AA Arkansas and Class AAA Tacoma, going 2-4 with 4.00 ERA (24 ER/54.0 IP), four saves and 46 strikeouts over 41 relief appearances ... Was recalled by Seattle on 8/14, making his major-league debut that night vs. Baltimore … tossed a perfect ninth, recording his first career strikeout (Joey Rickard) … was optioned on 8/15. l Combined to hold right-handers to a .193 (25-129) average, compared to a .311 (23-74) mark against lefties ... Was traded by the Mariners to the White Sox on 11/16 in exchange for international signing pool money.

2016

Totals - Appeared in 34 games with High-A Bakersfield and went 8-for-8 in save opportunities (0.00 ERA, 5 H, 1 BB, 15 K)...Leaderboard - In California League was T9th in saves (8) and T12th in save chances (8)... The Recovery - After going 0-0 with 11.74 ERA (10 ER, 7.2 IP) over first 6 appearances April 30-May 23, went 1-0 with 8 saves and 0.98 ERA (4 ER, 36.2 IP) over final 28 games...Shutdown - In final 28 appearances limited opponents to .165 (22x133) average...Strikeouts - Struck out at least 1 batter in 26 of final 28 appearances, including 15 games with at least 2 strikeouts, averaging 10.76 strikeouts per 9.0 innings..High - Struck out a season-high 4 batters twice: July 29 vs. Lancaster (2.0,0,0,0,1,4) & Aug. 25 vs. San Jose (2.1,1,0,0,0,4)...Right Might - On the season, limited right-handed batters to a .206 (20x97) with 6 doubles, 1 home run, 7 RBI, 11 walks and 31 strikeouts. Fall League - Played for the Poeria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League, going 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA (2 ER, 5.1 IP) with 7 strikeouts in 5 appearances.

2015

Made 22 relief appearances with Class A Clinton ... Went 1-0 with a 1.23 ERA (1 ER/7.1 IP) over his first five outings (0-4 with a 8.75 ERA in his final 17).

2014

Appeared in 13 games with Clinton before missing the remainder of the season with a strained right elbow ... Held opponents scoreless in nine of his 13 appearances, including a season-high 10.1 scoreless IP streak from 5/4-18 ... Allowed a season-high five runs on two hits over 0.1 IP on 6/8 vs. Wisconsin … was placed on the disabled list the next day

2013

Spent the entire season with Class A Everett ... Went 2-0 with a 0.52 ERA (1 ER/17.1 IP) and .113 (6-53) opponents average over three June starts, and 1-2 with a 1.80 ERA (6 ER/30.0 IP) and .208 (22-106) opponents average over six starts in August ... Appeared in two games with Team Brazil in the World Baseball Classic, allowing two runs on two hits over 1.1 IP.

2012

Made 13 starts with the Venezuelan Summer League Mariners ... Went 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA (7 ER/21.0 IP) over a four-start stretch from 6/19-7/6.

2011

Made his professional debut with the VSL Mariners ... Went 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA (1 ER/6.1 IP) over five appearances (one start) in June.