Brian Wilson (baseball player)

Brian Wilson
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: March 16, 1982 Winchester United States
Strikes: Right	Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 23,  2006  with the  San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics (until the end of the 2014 season)
Win-loss	24-25
Earned Run Average	3.30
Strikeouts	407
Saves	172
Blown Saves	25th
Save opportunities	196
Teams
San Francisco Giants (2006-2012) Los Angeles Dodgers (2013-2014)
Awards
3 × All-Star 2008, 2010 , 2011 NL Saves Winner (2010) 2 × World Series winners 2010 , 2012

Brian Patrick Wilson (* 16th March 1982 in Winchester , Massachusetts ) is an American baseball player in Major League . He is currently a free agent . He previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and was Closer of the San Francisco Giants until 2012 . His trademark is his beard, which he has been wearing since the 2010 playoffs.

Career

Wilson was elected in the 24th round of the 2003 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants and had to undergo Tommy John Surgery that same year . He made his major league debut on April 23, 2006 as Closer. He was also scheduled for this position in Spring Training 2007. However, due to an ERA of 7.71, the Giants sent him back to the Minor Leagues . He only returned to the MLB in August and was immediately used again as a closer. In the 2008 season he was first elected to the All-Star Team of the National League . He received this honor again in 2010. With 48 saves in the 2010 regular season , he led the National League. In the postseason he secured the victory of the Giants in the National League West with a save in the last game of the regular season against the San Diego Padres . A save in Game 6 of the Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies brought the Giants back into the World Series for the first time since 2002 .

Web links

• Player information and statistics from MLB  or  ESPN  or  Baseball Reference  or  Fangraphs  or  The Baseball Cube  or  Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ New England Baseball Journal: New Englanders ready for MLB playoffs . In: baseballjournal.com . Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 28, 2010. 
2. ↑ Clubhouse chief set to take bonds' big locker? . In: sfgate.com . Retrieved October 28, 2010.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Brian Wilson Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 28, 2010.
4. ↑ 2010 National League Pitching Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com . In: baseball-reference.com . Retrieved October 28, 2010.
5. ^ One and done: Giants win West on final day . In: sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com . Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 28, 2010. 
6. ↑ Boxscore: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia - October 23, 2010 . MLB.com. Retrieved October 28, 2010.