Mitch Bratt | |
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Texas Rangers | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | July 3, 2003|
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Mitchell Eric Bratt (born July 3, 2003) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.
Bratt grew up in Newmarket, Ontario and attended Newmarket High School.[1] After most Canadian baseball leagues were shut down due to COVID-19, he pitched for Georgia Premier Academy in Statesboro, Georgia while completing his final year of high school online.[2] Bratt played summer collegiate baseball after his senior year for the West Virginia Black Bears of the MLB Draft League and had a 2.57 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 28 innings pitched.[3]
Bratt was selected by the Texas Rangers in the fifth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.[4] After signing with the team he was assigned to ACL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League, where he did not allow an earned run and struck out 13 batters in six innings pitched.[5][6] Bratt spent the 2022 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A Carolina League, going 5–5 with a 2.45 ERA and 99 strikeouts over 80+2⁄3 innings.[7] Bratt was the recipient of the 2022 Wayne Norton Award, as the top Canadian MiLB player for that season.[8] Bratt missed two months of the 2023 season due to injury.[9] Bratt spent the 2023 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, going 2–3 with a 3.54 ERA and 73 strikeouts over 61 innings. Following the 2023 season, Bratt played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[10]
On March 13, 2023, Bratt started game two for Canada in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He gave up six runs and recorded just one out.[11]