Colten Bradley Brewer (born October 29, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres,and Chicago Cubs.
[1] The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Brewer in the fourth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft,[2] and he signed.
He began 2013 with the Low–A Jamestown Jammers, but played in only three games due to injury, and subsequently missed all of the 2014 season.
On December 6, 2016, the New York Yankees selected Brewer from the Pirates in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.
[7] He was optioned back to El Paso the next day, and made additional appearances with the Padres during the latter half of the season.
He was recalled to Boston on May 29,[10] spending all of June and July with the Red Sox, until being optioned back to Pawtucket on August 4.
[16] With the 2020 Red Sox, Brewer appeared in 11 games (four starts), compiling an 0–3 record with 5.61 ERA while striking out 25 batters in 25+2⁄3 innings.
On December 15, 2022, Brewer signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
[23] The New York Yankees acquired Brewer from the Rays for cash considerations on March 30, 2023,[24] and added him to the active roster on April 1.
[32] On November 4, Brewer was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Iowa, but he rejected the assignment and elected free agency.