Bryan Joseph Woo…graduated from Alameda (Calif.) High School in 2018… spent three seasons at Cal Poly (2019-21)…had surgery on right elbow prior to being drafted...Selected in the sixth round of the 2021 MLB First-Year Player draft.
2024
Went 9-3 with a 2.89 ERA (39 ER, 121.1 IP) in 22 starts with 101 strikeouts to 13 walks...opposing hitters slashed .211/.237/.337 with a 0.898 WHIP...Had two stints on the Injured List in 2024...placed on the 15-day IL with right medial elbow inflammation on March 28 and was activated on May 10...he also missed time with a strained right hamstring on the 15-day IL between June 25 and July 12...In first six starts, from May 10-June 6, posted a 1.07 ERA, while limiting opponents to a .139 batting average...Seattle went 6-0 during that span...Through his first two seasons in the Majors, he holds a 1.029 WHIP, lowest in franchise history by a starting pitcher through two seasons...his 3.44 ERA (80 ER, 209 IP) through his first two seasons is also sixth-lowest by a starting pitcher in franchise history (min. 100.0 IP)...Produced a first pitch strike on 72.9% of plate appearances, highest rate in Major League history since MLB started tracking first pitch strike % in 1988 (min. 120 IP)...Was one of nine pitchers in 2024 to have more games started than walks allowed (min. 5 GS)...had nine more starts than walks (22 GS, 13 BB), the only pitcher in the Majors with a larger difference was teammate George Kirby with 10 more starts than walks (33 GS, 23 BB)...Allowed 115 baserunners in his 22 starts in 2024, the fewest baserunners allowed in franchise history by a pitcher with at least 15 starts and 100.0 innings pitched... his 0.898 WHIP is the second-lowest in franchise history (min. 120.0 IP) and trailing only Logan Gilbert’s 2024 season (0.887)...prior to 2024, the lowest WHIP in franchise history was Félix Hernández’s 0.915 in 2014 (min. 120 IP)...In 10 starts at T-Mobile Park, went 6-1 with a 2.47 ERA (16 ER, 58.1 IP) and 55 strikeouts to six walks...he allowed three-or-fewer runs and five-or-fewer hits in nine of the 10 starts...he had one-or-fewer walks in every home outing...the Mariners went 9-1 in his 10 home starts...Limited opponents to a .574 OPS, third-lowest in franchise history for a single-season (min. 120.0 IP) behind Félix Hernández (.546, 2014) and Randy Johnson (.569, 1995)...his .574 mark ranked third-lowest among all pitchers in 2024 behind Paul Skenes-PIT (.552) and Tarik Skubal-DET (.558)...Holds a .628 OPS against through first two MLB season, third-lowest in franchise history among pitchers who began their career with the Mariners, trailing only James Paxton (.593) and Taijuan Walker (.615)...The Oakland-native made four starts against Oakland in 2024 and produced a 3-0 record, 0.89 ERA (2 ER, 20.1 IP) and 23 strikeouts to two walks...he spun three scoreless outings and went 5.0+ innings in two of those three...he also started the final game between the Mariners and Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum.
2023
Went 4-5 with a 4.21 ERA (41 ER, 87.2 IP), 31 walks and 93 strikeouts in 18 starts...Made his MLB debut on June 3 at Texas...became the second Top 10 Mariners prospect to debut...Earned his first career win June 22 against the New York Yankees...he carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning before giving up a one-out single to Gleyber Torres...became the fifth Mariners pitcher to carry a no-hitter into the sixth inning...Finished the month of August with a 1.69 ERA (3 ER, 16.0 IP) and allowed just four walks with 14 strikeouts in three games started...his 1.69 ERA was the fifth-best in MLB among pitchers who made at least two starts during the month...His 93 strikeouts were fifth-most in Mariners history in a pitcher’s first 18 career starts, trailing only Michael Pineda (113), Félix Hernández (112), George Kirby (102) and Logan Gilbert (97)...In his first three starts of September he recorded a 2.87 ERA (5 ER, 15.2 IP) with seven walks and 14 strikeouts...opponents were held to a .190 (11x58) batting average and he allowed just three extra-base hits...included in those three starts were two scoreless outings from Sept. 12-18 where he threw 10.2 innings and allowed just seven hits and four walks while striking out 14 batters.
2022
Split time with ACL Mariners, Single-A Modesto and High-A Everett...going 1-4 with a 4.11 ERA (26 ER, 57.0 IP) allowing 22 walks and 84 strikeouts...set a career high of 11 strikeouts against Vancouver pitching 6.0 innings and allowing only two hits.
2021
Did not pitch.
