Mike Brosseau
Bosseau in 2023 with Chiba Lotte Marines
Kansas City Royals – No. 76
Utility player
Born: (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 29)
Munster, Indiana, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 23, 2019, for the Tampa Bay Rays
NPB: August 1, 2023, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.242
Home runs26
Runs batted in77
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.191
Home runs1
Runs batted in11
Teams

Michael Dillon Brosseau (born March 15, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Kansas City Royals organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Brosseau made his MLB debut in 2019 for the Rays, and was traded to the Brewers after the 2021 season.

Amateur career

Brosseau attended Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana,[1] where he was teammates with Sean Manaea. He attended Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan for four years (2013–2016).[2]

Professional career

Tampa Bay Rays

Brousseau went undrafted in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft and signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on June 23, 2016.[3] Brosseau’s professional career started with the Gulf Coast League Rays. After an impressive start, Brosseau was promoted to the Bowling Green Hot Rods for the 2017 season, where he led the Midwest League in average (.318) and on-base percentage (.393). Following another impressive stint, he earned a call-up to the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League, which is in Class A-Advanced baseball. For the 2018 season, Brosseau played for the Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League, the Double A affiliate of the Rays. To begin the 2019 season, Brosseau earned promotion to the Rays’ Triple A affiliate, the Durham Bulls. Before being called up to the majors, Brosseau was leading the Bulls and the International League in RBI with 57.[4]

On June 22, 2019, the Rays promoted Brosseau to the major leagues.[5][6] On June 23, 2019, Brosseau made his major league debut going 1–5 with a single in his first at-bat.[7] On July 3, in a 6–9 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Brosseau recorded his first career home run.[8] On July 13, Brosseau recorded his first multi-home-run game.[9] On July 22, Brosseau pitched an inning against the Boston Red Sox, giving up one run in a loss.[10]

On August 15, 2020, Brosseau pitched against the Toronto Blue Jays and recorded his first career strikeout against Randal Grichuk.[11] Offensively, he finished the shortened season hitting .302/.378/.558 with five home runs and 12 RBIs in 86 at bats. On September 1, Brosseau was batting against the New York Yankees' Aroldis Chapman when a pitch thrown by Chapman narrowly missed his head. Chapman was suspended three games for the incident, though he denied he had aimed at Brosseau intentionally. Brosseau faced Chapman again in the fifth game of the 2020 American League Division Series, and hit a series-winning home run.[12]

Brosseau spent most of 2021 between the Rays and the Durham Bulls. In 57 games, he batted .187 with five home runs and 18 runs batted in.

Milwaukee Brewers

On November 13, 2021, the Rays traded Brosseau to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for pitcher Evan Reifert.[13]

In 69 games with Milwaukee in 2022, he batted .255/.344/.418 with 6 home runs and 23 RBIs. He played third base in most of his games, but also appearing at shortstop, first base, and pitched three times. It was his first season that he didn't make an appearance in the outfield.[14][15][16]

Brosseau played in 29 contests for Milwaukee in 2023, and hit .205/.256/.397 with 4 home runs and 8 RBI. On July 5, 2023, Brosseau was designated for assignment by the Brewers following the promotion of J. C. Mejía.[17] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Nashville Sounds on July 9.[18]

Chiba Lotte Marines

On July 29, 2023, Brosseau signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[19] In 37 games for Lotte, he batted .191/.218/.287 with one home run and 11 RBI.

Kansas City Royals

On December 7, 2023, Brosseau signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.[20]

References

  1. ^ Hillary Smith (August 29, 2011). "Andrean's Mike Brosseau picks Oakland University for baseball". nwitimes.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Michael Brosseau called up to advanced team in Tampa Bay Rays organization". goldengrizzlies.com. Oakland Golden Grizzlies. August 23, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "From undrafted to the big leagues: Mike Brosseau's strong season earns major league callup from Rays". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mike Brosseau called up to Tampa Bay Rays organization". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Rays' Michael Brosseau: Callup confirmed". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Rays Select Mike Brosseau". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Rays come out swinging to beat A's 8–2, end long stretch". ABC News San Francisco. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Rays' Michael Brosseau: Records first career home run". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Batter's Box: How Lowe can you Go?". Pitcher List. July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "Should the Rays really have resorted to a position-player pitcher when down only five runs?". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Mike Brosseau strikes out Grichuk". MLB.com.
  12. ^ "Rays' Mike Brosseau gets sweet revenge on Yankees' Aroldis Chapman with clutch go-ahead home run". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  13. ^ Harrigan, Thomas; McCalvy, Adam (November 13, 2021). "Brewers acquire INF Brosseau from Rays". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "Mike Brosseau Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "Rays honor former fan favorites | June 28, 2022". MLB.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  16. ^ "Child of the ivy: Brosseau bops Crew into win column". MLB.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "Brewers' Mike Brosseau: Dropped from 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  18. ^ "Brewers' Mike Brosseau: Sticks in organization". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  19. ^ "Mike Brosseau Signs With NPB's Chiba Lotte Marines". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  20. ^ "Royals' Mike Brosseau: Signs minors deal with KC". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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