Brenan Hanifee #29

Selected by Baltimore in the fourth round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Turner Ashby High School (Va.)...one of eight players drafted out of Turner Ashby High School, one of two to make it to MLB (Alan Knicely)...signed by the Tigers as a Minor League free agent on Nov. 29, 2022 and Dec. 19, 2023...had his contract selected by Detroit on Aug. 1, 2024.

2025

Set career highs, appearing in 54 games for the Tigers and recording 40 strikeouts...posted a 3.00 ERA (20ER/60.0IP) over that span...Optioned on Sept. 16...added to the Division Series roster for his first postseason action of the season...Recalled on Aug. 17 after being optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Aug. 2...allowed one earned run in four games with the Mud Hens...Had seven scoreless outings in June, allowing two earned runs in each of his other three games...threw more than one inning in 14 of his 35 games as of June 30...Did not allow an earned run in April, going 2-0 over the month...allowed 12 hits and three walks while striking out nine...Earned a spot on his first career Opening Day roster...didn’t allow a single earned run over 10.2 innings (nine games) of relief in Spring Training, allowing just seven hits and three walks while striking out nine.

2024

Appeared in 21 games (three starts) for the Tigers, posting a 1-1 record with a 1.84 ERA (6ER/29.1IP)...Made 34 appearances with Triple-A Toledo and went 1-2 with one save, a 5.17 ERA (27ER/47.0IP) and 53 strikeouts...Made his first career Major League start on Aug. 8 at Seattle, throwing two hitless innings...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first Tigers pitcher to finish and then start consecutive games since Steve Sparks, who finished the July 26, 2000, game vs. Tampa Bay and started on July 27, 2000, at Texas...Allowed only one earned run over 13 outings (18.1IP) from Aug. 4-Sept. 7...Made his playoff debut on Oct. 2 at Houston, allowing a hit with one walk and two strikeouts in 1.2 scoreless innings...was his lone appearance of the postseason.

2023

Spent most of the 2023 season with Triple A Toledo, before making his Major League debut late in the season...Appeared in five games with Toledo in June, compiling a 2-0 record with one save, a 1.84 ERA (14.2IP/3ER) and 13 strikeouts...On the injured list from July 8-Aug. 3 with a right forearm injury...Pitched in five games, including one start, for the Mud Hens during August and went 0-1 with a 1.23 ERA (14.2IP/2ER) and 17 strikeouts...Made his Major League debut on Sept. 21 at Oakland, throwing the final two innings of the game and allowing three runs on three hits with no walks and two strikeouts...struck out Seth Brown for his first big league punchout.

2022

Returned to action in 2022, making 10 starts with Double A Bowie... Sidelined from April 8-July 15 while recovering from Tommy John surgery... Did not allow a run in his final two starts of the season, throwing 9.0 scoreless innings with four hits allowed and seven strikeouts... On the injured list from Sept. 14-Oct. 10.