Former New York Yankees Pitcher Joins Rock Cats
Published on June 4, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
New Britain Rock Cats News Release
New Britain Rock Cats Pitcher Brett Marshall
(New Britain Rock Cats)
New Britain, CT- The New Britain Rock Cats Baseball Club, the Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, has announced that former New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Brett Marshall was assigned to the Rock Cats and will start tonight's game in Altoona, PA. Marshall spent the month of September in 2013 with the New York Yankees, posting a 4.50 ERA in 3 relief outings in the American League.
The 25 year right-handed pitcher was assigned to New Britain from extended spring training and will make his first appearance of the season. The former Yankees pitcher signed with Rockies as a minor league free agent in November and is pitching in the Eastern League for the first time since 2012 when he went 13-7 with a 3.52 ERA in 27 starts with the Trenton Thunder and was a league All-Star. Marshall pitched three games for the Yankees in 2013 and posted a 4.50 ERA (6ER 12 IP). Last season, he pitched at Triple-A Louisville in Reds' system, going 1-10 with a 6.53 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) in the International League. Colorado is his third organization as he pitched in Yankees (2008-2013) and Reds (2014) systems.
In the Majors:
Made Major League debut, May 15, 2013 vs Seattle and threw 108 pitches in relief while tossing 5.2 innings while allowing 5 runs on 9 hits (5BB 1K) at Yankee Stadium... Optioned to Triple-A Scranton/WB and recalled to New York on September 1... On September 7, hurled 4.1 innings on one-run three-hit ball (1BB 3K) vs Boston... Last MLB appearance was September 29 @ Houston in relief (2 IP 1H 0R 0ER 1BB 3K)...
MLB Totals: (NYY) 0-0, 4.50 ERA 3G 0GS 12.0 IP 13H 6R 6ER 3HR 7BB 7K
The Rock Cats return home to New Britain Stadium for a 7-game homestand tomorrow night (6:35 PM) against the Akron RubberDucks. Tickets are available at www.rockcats.com.
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