Brendon Little #25

Brendon made his major league debut in 2022, appearing in one game as a replacement player, Aug. 30 at Toronto....Is 11-21 with a 4.62 ERA (136 ER/265.0 IP) in 102 career Minor League games (39 starts)...has walked 123 and struck out 261 batters....Is in his second year as a non-roster invitee to major league Spring Training (2021, 2023)....Ranked as the organization's seventh-best prospect by Baseball America heading in to the 2018 season....Was selected by the Cubs in the first round (27th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft....Attended State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill...graduated from Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pa.

2022

Brendon made his Major League debut in 2022, appearing in one game on Aug. 30 in Toronto as a replacement player (3 ER/0.2 IP)... Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Iowa, going 4-5 with a 4.29 ERA (24 ER/50.1 IP) and one save in 36 relief appearances... Did not allow a run in his first seven appearances (9.2 IP) and allowed one run or fewer in his first 10 outings, posting a 1.88 ERA (3 ER/14.1 IP) during the run... Completed at least 2.0 innings in 10 of his 36 outings, including a season-high 2.2 scoreless innings in game two on Aug. 3 vs. Toledo... From July 4-Aug. 23, held the opponent scoreless in 11 of 12 outings, posting a 0.57 ERA (1 ER/15.2 IP) during the run... Earned his lone save of the season, Aug. 5 vs. Toledo (0 ER/1.0 IP)...Was selected as a replacement player for the series in Toronto, Aug. 29-31.

2020

Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Made his season debut, June 19, after he recovered from a left back strain … went 2-2 with a 3.58 ERA (22 ER/55.1 IP) in 12 starts between Rookie League Mesa, Single-A South Bend and Single-A Myrtle Beach...In six outings with Myrtle Beach, posted a 1.91 ERA (6 ER/28.1 IP) and held opponents to a .186 average … walked 13 and struck out 25...On the season, limited left-handed batters to a .195 average (8-for-41) with a .268 slugging mark.

2018

Spent the year with Single-A South Bend, going 5-11 with a 5.15 ERA (58 ER/101.1 IP) in 22 games, all but one as a starter … walked 43 and struck out 90...Struck out a season-high nine batters, July 8 at Lansing...Opponents hit .264 (106-for-401) with a .339 OBP.

2017

Made his pro debut with Single-A Eugene, pitching 16.1 innings spanning six starts.