John Brebbia

He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, and Atlanta Braves.

During his freshman year, Brebbia helped the Phoenix secure an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

[7] He signed and made his professional debut that same season with the Staten Island Yankees of the Low–A New York-Penn League, where he was 0–1 with a 0.00 ERA in eight innings.

[8] He spent the 2012 season with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single–A South Atlantic League, and pitched to a 3–1 record with two saves and a 2.96 ERA in 21+2⁄3 innings over 29 relief appearances.

[8] He spent 2013 with Charleston and the Tampa Yankees of the High–A Florida State League; he was a combined 0–5 with one save and a 4.06 ERA in 68+2⁄3 innings pitched in relief.

[9] On January 7, 2014, Brebbia signed with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

[8] On December 22, 2014, Brebbia was traded to the Laredo Lemurs alongside AJ Kirby-Jones and Joe Testa in exchange for Byron Minnich, Harrison Kain, Jeremy Strawn, Josh Strawn, Tyler Pearson, Gerardo Avila, and cash considerations.

[8][11] On September 21, 2015, Brebbia signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization and was assigned to the Double-A Mobile BayBears.

[3] The St. Louis Cardinals selected Brebbia from the Diamondbacks in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the December 2015 Winter Meetings.

[18] After first trying platelet-rich injection (PRP) treatment for a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow Brebbia underwent Tommy John surgery on June 1, 2020, causing him to miss the 2020 season.

[23] He was activated off of the injured list on June 20, recovering from Tommy John surgery faster than the normal 13–15 month recovery timeframe.

[28] He pitched in 29 games for San Francisco, posting a 3.14 ERA with 36 strikeouts, before he was placed on the injured list with a Grade 2 lat strain on June 17.