Brooks Raley #25

Brooks Lee Raley graduated from Uvalde High School (TX) where he was a three-time All-State honoree...Also played football as a wide receiver and defensive back, helping Uvalde to the state playoffs as a senior....Was a two-way player at Texas A&M University...Earned all Big-12 First Team honors in 2009 at utility...Voted by teammates as the recipient of the C.E. "Pat" Olsen Outstanding Pitcher Award in 2009....He and his wife, Rachel, have three daughters, Raelynn, Rayney and Ramsey. Both of his brothers played baseball collegiately...His older brother, Russell, played at Oklahoma and his younger brother, Cory, played at Texas Tech...Russell now coaches baseball at Oklahoma....His father, Terry, played two seasons in the Blue Jays organization as an infielder....Is a passionate outdoorsman...Grew up guiding and long-range shooting....Will play for Team USA during the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

2022

In his first season with the Rays, set career-bests in ERA (2.68), innings (53.1), games (60), saves (six) and opponent's OPS (.226)... Ranked eighth among AL relief pitchers with a .188 opponents' batting average (Min. 50.0 IP)... Pitched to a 2.25 ERA (seven earned runs/28.0 innings) in his last 31 appearances from July 12 through the end of the season... Earned the save on Opening Day vs. Baltimore...Recorded a strikeout with the tying run on base in the ninth inning... On Aug. 17 at New York-AL, yielded a game-tying homer to Anthony Rizzo in the eighth inning and snapped a homerless streak of 40.0 innings dating back to Sept. 28, 2021.

POSTSEASON: Threw 1.0 hitless inning spanning the 12th and 13th innings in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series at Cleveland...Struck out two batters and issued one walk.

2021

Made a career-high 58 apps in his second season with the Astros…pitched to a 1.93 ERA (18.2-IP, 4-ER) in 21 apps from July 28 through the end of the regular season…this stretch lowered his season ERA from 6.53 to 4.78... Eleven of his last 12 apps were scoreless, including nine straight from Sep 5-22... Held left-handed batters to a .195 avg. (15-for77), struck out 41.2 pct. (35 of 85) of lefties faced and did not allow a home run to a lefty... According to Statcast, limited opponents to an avg. exit velocity of 81.5 mph and a hard-hit rate of 21.5 pct., both of which led the majors (min. 100 batted balls)... Opponents hit .149 (10-for-67) in at-bats ending with his slider, and the 48.8 pct. whiff rate against it ranked 9th in the AL (min. 50 PA)... Made his second consecutive Opening Day roster, first with the Astros... POSTSEASON: Pitched to a 6.75 ERA (6.2-IP, 5-ER) in eight apps…yielded 3 runs in 0.1 IP in Game 3 of the ALDS at CHW but only allowed two runs over seven apps spanning 6.1 IP after that...Had a 2.70 ERA (3.1-IP, 1-ER) and .100 opp avg. (1-for-10) in four apps during the World Series.

2020

In 17 games for Houston, went 0-1 with one save, a 3.94 ERA (7ER/16IP), four walks and 21 strikeouts...stranded all 12 of his 13 inherited runners (92.3%) with Houston, the fifth-best inherited runners scored percentage in the AL...Held left-handed hitters to a .121 batting average (4x33) between his 21 total appearances with Houston and Cincinnati...held lefties 4x31 (.129) with Houston...allowed just one extra-base hit to a left-handed hitter all season (homer)...Gave up an exit velocity of 81.7 mph, per Statcast, which marked the second-best average exit velocity among all MLB pitchers, behind only Alex Claudio (81.7 mph)...posted MLB’s third-best hard-hit ball rate (21.3%), behind Kenley Jansen (14%), Sam Selman (20%) and Andre Scrubb (20.8%)...Made the Reds OPENING DAY roster after spending Spring Training with the club as a nonroster invitee...was acquired by Houston from Cincinnati for a PTBNL or cash considerations on Aug. 9...was activated by Houston on Aug. 11...Recorded his first-career MLB save on Sept. 17 vs. TEX, tossing a perfect ninth inning on five pitches...was his first-career save opportunity...Made six appearances in the POSTSEASON, posting a 3.18 ERA (2ER/5.2IP) with nine strikeouts...was scoreless in five of his six postseason games.

2019

In his fifth consecutive season in the starting rotation of the Lotte Giants ranked among the Korean Baseball Organization pitching leaders in strikeouts (6th), quality starts (19, T7th) and innings pitched (8th).

2012

Brooks made the jump from Double-A to the majors in his fourth professional season with the organization ... made five starts for the Cubs after combining to go 6-10 with a 3.58 ERA (52 ER/130.2 IP) in 22 starts between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa...Made five starts in three stints for the Cubs after he was first selected from Iowa, August 7 ... went 1-2 with an 8.14 ERA (22 ER/24.1 IP), walking 11 and striking out 16. ...Made his major league debut, August 7 in San Diego, getting the start ... allowed seven runs in 4.0 innings. ...Recorded his first-career victory in the nightcap of a split doubleheader, August 18 in Cincinnati ... tossed 5.1 innings and surrendered four runs (three earned) in the 9-7 win. ...Collected his first career big league hit, a second-inning single off Todd Redmond. ...Reached 155.0 innings pitched between the minors and majors in his final start of the year, August 30 vs. the Brewers. ...Named the Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July, posting a 2.12 ERA (7 ER/29.2 IP) in five starts for Iowa ... the 2.12 ERA ranked fourth-lowest among Pacific Coast League pitchers. ...At the time of his promotion to Chicago, his 98 strikeouts ranked second-most in the Cubs farm system (Single-A Peoria's Michael Jensen had 102). ...Opened the season with Tennessee, going 2-2 with a 3.51 ERA (19 ER/48.2 IP) ... allowed two or fewer runs in six of his eight starts. ...Made his Triple-A debut, May 23, and proceeded to go 4-8 with a 3.62 ERA (33 ER/82.0 IP) for the I-Cubs. ...Spun a 1.66 ERA (9 ER/48.2 IP) in eight starts for Iowa, June 20-July 28. ...Recorded his first professional complete game shutout, June 9, in a 1-0, 7.0-inning victory vs. Nashville ... allowed six hits and walked none while striking out six. ...Combined to bat .238 (5-for-21) with a double and a RBI in the minors.

2011

In his first action at the Double-A level, Brooks went 8-10 with a 4.22 ERA (64 ER/136.1 IP) and 80 strikeouts in 26 games (25 starts) with Tennessee. ...Was 7-10 with a 4.32 ERA (63 ER/131.1 IP) in 25 starts compared to a 1-0 mark with a 1.80 ERA (1 ER/5.0 IP) in one relief outing. ...Limited left-handed hitters to a .288 batting average, while right-handers hit .313 against him. ...Was 5-5 with a 3.73 ERA (29 ER/70.0 IP) in 13 second-half games (12 starts) after going 3-5 with a 4.75 ERA (35 ER/66.1 IP) in 13 starts prior to the All-Star break. ...Posted a 3-1 record with a 2.59 ERA (9 ER/31.1 IP) and 19 strikeouts in five June starts.

2010

Was 8-6 with a 3.50 ERA (53 ER/136.1 IP) for Single-A Daytona, tying for the Florida State League lead with 27 starts ... posted a 1.34 ERA (8 ER/53.2 IP) in his final eight starts with the D-Cubs.

2009

Was 0-1 with a 2.53 ERA (3 ER/10.2 IP) in five games (three starts) between Rookie-League Mesa and Single-A Boise in his first professional season after he was selected by the Cubs in the sixth round of the 2009 draft out of Texas A&M.