Brooks Joseph Kriske (/ˈkrɪski/ KRIS-kee;[1] born February 3, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.

[5] He was an all-star in the Florida State League pitching for the Tampa Tarpons before being promoted to Double-A with the Trenton Thunder.

[6] He made his major league debut on July 29 against the Baltimore Orioles, striking out two batters and walking one in an inning of relief.

[7] For the shortened 2020 season, Kriske appeared in four games without registering a decision, while pitching to a 14.73 earned run average (ERA) while striking out eight batters in 3+2⁄3 innings.

However, he blew the save and took the loss, tying the MLB regular-season record by throwing four wild pitches in the inning.

The only batter he faced was Andrew McCutchen whose foul out to the catcher stranded two base runners to end the seventh inning.

[18] After appearing in four games with a 12.27 ERA in 3+2⁄3 innings, Kriske requested, and was granted his release to pursue an international opportunity on November 30.

[21] He was assigned to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers to begin the 2023 season, posting a 6.00 ERA with 47 strikeouts and 5 saves in 27.0 innings pitched.

[23] On July 26, 2023, Kriske signed a $320,000 contract with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).