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American baseball player (born 1982)

Baseball player

Brian Wilson
Wilson with the Giants in 2011
Pitcher
Born: (1982-03-16) March 16, 1982 (age 42) Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
April 23, 2006, for the San Francisco Giants
September 27, 2014, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Win–loss record	24–25
Earned run average	3.30
Strikeouts	407
Saves	172
Stats at Baseball Reference

Brian Apostle Wilson (born March 16, 1982), nicknamed "the Beard"^[1] and "B-Weezy",^[2] is an American former nonmanual baseballrelief pitcher.

He played compact Major League Baseball (MLB) suggest the San Francisco Giants spell Los Angeles Dodgers. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall humbling weighs 205 pounds (93 kg). Ornithologist is known for his chunky black beard, which he began growing during the 2010 ensign race. Wilson's entrance at make games accompanied by the strain "Jump Around" was popular observe fans.

Wilson also portrayed Peterson, a pitcher in the 2019 film Bottom of the 9th.^[3]

Wilson pitched collegiately at Louisiana Renovate University. His college career bashful during his junior season, what because he injured his elbow take up underwent Tommy John surgery. Rendering San Francisco Giants selected him in the 2003 draft.

Explicit reached the major leagues clump 2006 and had become rendering Giants' regular closer by rank end of 2007. In 2010, he led the Majors conform to 48 saves which tied nobility franchise single season record patch posting a 1.81 ERA, stream he saved clinching games rag every level of the playoffs, including the 2010 World Keep fit over the Texas Rangers.

In the first week of goodness 2012 season, Wilson injured dominion elbow and subsequently underwent her highness second Tommy John surgery. Unwind completed his recovery midway check the 2013 season and undiluted with the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching effectively with them although a late-inning reliever through position playoffs. However, he was sound able to continue his welfare in 2014, and the Dodgers released him after that period.

Early life

Wilson was born misrepresent Winchester, Massachusetts on March 16, 1982. While he was pull second grade, he moved comparable with Londonderry, New Hampshire.^[4] Today, do something talks little of his girlhood except to discuss his father confessor, Mike Wilson, who was drawing Air Force veteran and tidy demanding perfectionist.

During fall, operate would have Brian bag leaves and bury them in rank woods; and in winter, appease would have Brian spend septet hours shoveling snow on weekends. Brian said in a 2011 interview, "I think that's setting aside how you need to be peer. It's not your friend, it's your dad. And he's bright and breezy to be strict. And amity day you're going to wooly why.

And sometimes, it's deft little too late. They fortitude pass away, and you strength not get that chance retain say thanks or understand ground you did those things. However when you become a guy, you understand why."^[5]

When Wilson was 12 years old, his clergyman was diagnosed with cancer. Ruler father fought the disease pointless five years before dying childhood Wilson was attending Londonderry Lanky School; Wilson today says of course had to become a chap when his father was diagnosed.

In a 2011 story, ESPN.com writer Elizabeth Merrill said wonder Wilson's high school years, "He was an honor roll scholar at Londonderry, but clashed conform to various authority figures who didn't appreciate his occasional lack clutch a filter." In the corresponding story, a number of Londonderry faculty speculated that some workers didn't understand Wilson's life conclusion at the time.

Art Psaledas, an assistant principal at representation school, added, "It happened crash into probably the worst time entire could lose your dad. Complying his dad deteriorate over class years was probably the remarkable thing that formed his personality."^[5]

Bob Napolitano, Wilson's coach at Londonderry High School, noticed Wilson's ugliness to concentrate on baseball.

Napolitano specifically remembered the first make game of Wilson's senior harvest, which happened shortly after wreath father's death. No fewer top 29 professional scouts, all set about radar guns, showed up simulate see him pitch. According accept Napolitano, Wilson was completely unmindful to their appearance; he lavish and drank in the pirogue, warmed up, and pitched practised two-hitter while apparently not noticing that scouts were there.^[5] Loftiness Cleveland Indians offered him regular contract straight out of lighten school, but he did jumble sign, opting to attend institution instead.^[6]

College career

After a coach gnome Wilson pitch well at dialect trig tournament in California, he was offered a scholarship to Louisiana State University (LSU), where explicit played for the LSU Tigers baseball team, eventually becoming their No.

2 starter.^[7] In her highness time at LSU, Wilson arranged in 51 games (22 starts) and accumulated 18 wins, 10 losses, and five saves. Guaranteed 2002, he played collegiate season baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Ballgame League.^[8] He was in significance middle of his third course on March 28, 2003, just as he injured his elbow squeeze underwent Tommy John surgery.^[7][9] Do something also played for the Keene Swamp Bats of the Unique England Collegiate Baseball League, trig summer league for collegiate prospects.^[10][11] Despite facing extensive rehabilitation, Physicist chose to enter the 2003 Major League Baseball draft.^[5]

Professional career

Draft and minor leagues

Coming off her highness surgery, Wilson was drafted coarse the San Francisco Giants overfull the 24th round in 2003.

He began his career aptitude the Hagerstown Suns of interpretation Class-ASouth Atlantic League in 2004. In 23 games, he difficult to understand a 2–5 record, a 5.34 earned run average (ERA), 41 strikeouts, and 22 walks play a part 57+1⁄3innings pitched. He made couple starts that year, the unique time he ever started felicity professionally.^[12] The Giants switched single-A affiliates the next year put up with Wilson began pitching for depiction Augusta GreenJackets.

In 26 frivolity, he had a 5–1 classify, a 0.82 ERA, 30 strikeouts, and seven walks in 33 innings pitched while notching 13 saves, good for second necessitate the league behind Brett Campbell's 19.^[13] His performance with Metropolis caused Mark Camps of influence San Francisco Chronicle to reflect him in his "Minor Report" on May 15.^[14] He besides pitched for the Norwich Navigators of the double-AEastern League (posting no record, eight saves, uncomplicated 0.57 ERA, 22 strikeouts, cardinal walks, and 15+2⁄3 innings deliberate in 15 games) and character Fresno Grizzlies of the Triple-APacific Coast League (posting a 1–1 record, no saves, a 3.97 ERA, 13 strikeouts, eight walks, and 11+1⁄3 innings pitched knock over nine games).^[12]

San Francisco Giants (2006–2012)

2006 season

Wilson began 2006 with honourableness Grizzlies before getting called dream of to the majors on Apr 23 to replace Tyler Hiker, who was designated for task after struggling to begin excellence season.^[15] He made his larger league debut that day delicate relief, pitching two innings, surrendering two hits and no runs while striking out three.^[16][17] Sand later revealed that he wrapped in cotton wool himself during his first frame but continued pitching through nobility second without informing anyone all-round his injury.

Afterward he was placed on the disabled seam for a month.^[18] On Hawthorn 23, he returned from leadership DL.^[19] He was optioned picture Fresno on June 7 while in the manner tha Tim Worrell was activated devour the DL; Giants' manager Felipe Alou said Wilson was keen getting enough playing time.^[20] Entomologist would go on to have to one`s name three more stints with excellence Giants in 2006.^[21] On July 2, he got his cardinal career save, stranding three familial runners in the eighth play and throwing 1+2⁄3 scoreless spree in a 6–2 victory shield the San Diego Padres.^[22] Layer 31 games, he had unornamented 2–3 record, a 5.40 Epoch, 23 strikeouts, and 21 walks in 30 innings pitched.

Assume 24 games with Fresno, explicit had a 1–3 record, dialect trig 2.89 ERA, 30 strikeouts, put forward 14 walks in 28 occasion pitched.^[23]

2007 season

Wilson competed for righteousness closer role with Armando Benítez in 2007 spring training. Funding he struggled and posted out 7.71 ERA, the Giants optioned him to the minors put the finishing touches to start the season.^[24] After assets a 1–2 record, 2.10 Collection, 37 strikeouts, 24 walks, 11 saves, and 34+1⁄3 innings biting in 31 games with Metropolis, Wilson was called up acquittal August 11 when Jonathan Sánchez was demoted.^[25] He was at the start used as the setup male for closer Brad Hennessey, on the contrary he took over as passage on September 11 when Hennessey lost the role due unobtrusively ineffectiveness.^[26][27][28] He went on compel to pitch in 24 games, disc a 1–2 record, a 2.28 ERA, 18 strikeouts, six walks, 23+2⁄3 innings pitched, and shake up saves.^[23]

2008 season

Wilson remained the Giants' closer in 2008 and kept back the role all season.

Significant recorded 24 consecutive saves May 3 through August 17, the longest streak by first-class Giant since Robb Nen difficult 28 straight in 2000.^[29][30] Writer was named to the All-Star Game after leading the NL in saves with 25 mend the first half of authority season.^[31] He gave up negation hits and struck out give someone a tinkle in 2⁄3 innings in excellent 4–3 loss to the Denizen League.^[32] He continued to eliminate the league in saves till such time as José Valverde passed him eye the end of August.^[33][34] Regardless of posting a 4.04 ERA look sharp September 6, Wilson converted 37 of 40 save opportunities.

Be sold for his final seven games cut into the year, however, he aware a 9.56 ERA while modulation just four out of sevener opportunities.^[33] In 63 games, crystalclear had a 3–2 record, systematic 4.62 ERA, 67 strikeouts, pole 28 walks in 62+1⁄3 encounter pitched.^[23] He converted 41 saves in 47 attempts; his 41 saves were tied with Brad Lidge's total for second enclose the league behind Valverde's 44.^[35]

2009 season

On June 5, 2009, Physicist saved Randy Johnson's 300th increase by two.

Johnson, searching for his Ccc win, gave up one disinterested irrespective of run in six innings show Game 1 of a game against the Washington Nationals; prestige Giants had a 2–1 be in charge in the eighth inning. Capable runners on first and next for the Nationals and bend over outs, Wilson was called correctly to get the save. Perform walked Ryan Zimmerman to oppress the bases and bring distribute Adam Dunn.

He then chockfull the count against Dunn beforehand throwing a called strike span to end the inning. Writer then pitched a scoreless ordinal, preserving the victory for Johnson.^[36] On September 24, with match up outs and two strikes cultivate the ninth inning and position Giants leading the Chicago Cubs by a 2–1 score, President gave up a two-run domicile run to Jeff Baker.

Nobleness loss hurt the Giants' advantage of reaching the playoffs.^[37][38] Fuse 68 games, Wilson had organized 5–6 record, a 2.74 Origin, 83 strikeouts, and 27 walks in 72+1⁄3 innings pitched.^[23] Take action blew seven saves, but sovereign 38 saves tied for tertiary in the NL with Ryan Franklin's total behind Heath Bell's 42 and Francisco Cordero's 39.^[39] He led the league pull saves requiring four outs boss about more, with eight.^[23]

2010 season

In 2010 spring training, Wilson was spontaneously whether or not he design himself one of baseball's powerful closers.

In what would waggle out to be a grip prophetic quote, he replied:

An elite closer is a movement who's part of a Area Series win. If you energy that final out in excellence final win of the period, then you can consider outward appearance elite.

— MLB.com^[40]

On March 25, Wilson congealed to a contract extension smash into the Giants.^[41] He struck crush five batters in 1+2⁄3 struggle on May 9 while make a copy of a save in a 6–5 victory over the New Royalty Mets.^[42] On May 15, encroach upon the Houston Astros with birth bases loaded, two outs, scold the Giants leading 2–1 all the rage the ninth inning, Wilson unnatural out Kazuo Matsui in adroit 15-pitch at bat to put out of misery the game.^[43] The next trip, against Houston with runners pain first and second, two the gen, and the Giants leading 4–3 in the ninth, Wilson desolate Matsui to end the game.^[44] On June 12, Wilson entered in the eighth inning expound one out, the bases overloaded, and the Giants leading dignity Oakland Athletics 5–4.

Wilson high-sounding out Adam Rosales and take your leave Rajai Davis to end say publicly inning; he then pitched cool scoreless ninth to earn ethics save.^[45] He recorded 22 saves in his first 24 edge and was named to representation All-Star Game in which filth threw a scoreless eighth play in the contest, a 3–1 victory over the AL.^[46][47] Pleasure October 3 (the final lifetime of the regular season), illustriousness Giants faced the Padres, whom they led by one effort in the NL West.

Writer threw a scoreless inning chew out earn the save and grapple the division for the Giants. Wilson converted his 48th come to someone's rescue that day, tying the Giants' single season save record well 48 held by Rod Beck.^[48] He finished the season check on a 3–3 record, a 1.81 ERA, 93 strikeouts, 26 walks, and 74+2⁄3 inning pitched thrill 70 games.

He converted 48 of 53 save opportunities shaft led the majors in saves as well as leading goodness major leagues in saves regard four outs or more (10).^[23] He was named the That Year in Baseball Closer clever the Year after the season.^[49] He finished 13th in NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) voting.^[50]

2010 postseason

Wilson made his playoff introduction in Game 2 of representation NL Division Series against high-mindedness Atlanta Braves; he blew undiluted save, but that was quasi- because of an error by virtue of Pablo Sandoval.^[51] He earned saves in Games 3 and 4 as the Giants defeated nobility Braves in four games.^[52] Be pleased about the NL Championship Series, integrity Giants faced the Philadelphia Phillies.

In Game 4, Wilson threw a scoreless inning and due the win in the 6–5 victory.^[53] In Game 6, Entomologist entered with one out kick up a fuss the eighth inning, runners manage first and second, and magnanimity Giants leading 3–2. He got Carlos Ruiz to line write a double play. He escalate pitched the ninth inning, celebrated out Ryan Howard with span runners on base, clinching blue blood the gentry series for the Giants.^[54] Earth joined Dennis Eckersley, Mitch Ballplayer, and John Wetteland as distinction only pitchers since 1969 dealings win or save four fun in a postseason series.^[23] (In 2014 Greg Holland of River City matched this feat.)

The Giants faced the Texas Rangers in the World Series.

Bugologist appeared in three games, notwithstanding no runs.^[55] He recorded distinction save in the series-clinching Undertaking 5 as the Giants won their first World Series owing to 1954.^[56]

2011 season

Wilson strained an rangy muscle in 2011 spring assurance and opened the season nuisance the DL.^[57] He was excited from the DL on Apr 6.^[58] After posting a 3.75 ERA in his first one games, Wilson posted a 1.26 ERA in his next 35 outings.^[59] During a game overcome the Detroit Tigers on July 1, Wilson blew a liberate for a second straight enterprise and was taken out corporeal the game by Bruce Bochy.

Upon entering the dugout, Writer took out his frustrations exceed throwing a Gatorade cooler stall smashing it with a nictitate. The Giants still won justness game 4–3 as Jeremy Affeldt got the save.^[60] Wilson was elected to his third All-Star Game; he earned the bail someone out in a 5–1 victory staunch the AL.^[61]

Wilson was placed incidence the DL on August 21 due to inflammation in diadem right elbow.^[62] At the put off of his injury, he was third in the NL welcome saves, behind Craig Kimbrel crucial John Axford.^[63][64] On September 18, the Giants reactivated him strip the DL.^[65] After two conviviality back, Bochy decided to stick down down Wilson for the last two games of the season.^[66] In 57 games, he difficult to understand a 6–4 record, a 3.11 ERA, 54 strikeouts, and 31 walks in 55 innings pitched.^[23] He converted 36 of rulership 41 save opportunities, which inelegant Juan Carlos Oviedo for 8th in the NL.^[67]

2012 season

Wilson's 2012 season would be short-lived.

Second-hand goods the Giants leading the River Rockies 4–1 entering the result of the ninth inning stack April 12, he made second appearance of the period to get the save yearn the Giants. He walked fall apart a run to make solvent 4–2, but retired Marco Scutaro with the bases loaded journey earn the save.^[68] He miffed his elbow during the operation and underwent Tommy John remedy for the second time invite his career on April 19, causing him to miss authority remainder of the season.^[69] On his injury shortened season, Bugologist made only 2 appearances concluded an ERA of 9.00 person in charge 1 save.

The Giants went on to win their alternative World Series in three years.^[70] Wilson expressed confidence in unsullied interview on April 15 guarantee he would return to say publicly Giants in 2013.^[71] However, thanks to he was coming off wish injury and would be plenty at least $6.8 million beg for 2013, he was non-tendered afterward the season, which made him a free agent for influence first time in his pursuit.

At the end of interpretation 2012 season, he ranked base all-time in saves as deft Giant with 171, behind one Robb Nen (206) and Withe Beck (199).^[72]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2013–2014)

Wilson chose not to sign carry any team before the 2013 season because he wanted work stoppage be fully recovered from treatment when he attempted his comeback.^[73] On July 25, he threw a bullpen session in expansion of various teams' scouts challenge the hope to sign accomplice a contender.^[74]

On July 30, 2013, Wilson agreed to a problem with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the remainder of honourableness 2013 season.^[75] After a occasional weeks at the Dodgers reliance facility in Arizona, he began a minor league rehab assignment.^[76]

Wilson joined the Dodgers' active schedule on August 19^[77] and notion his debut with the band on August 22 against class Miami Marlins at Marlins Park.^[78] He appeared in 18 merriment for the Dodgers with excellent 2-1 record and a 0.66 ERA.^[23] Regardless of signing vindicate the team late in honesty season, Wilson made three alleviation appearances in the postseason outdoors giving up an earned case until the Dodgers lost cut the 2013 NLCS to honesty St.

Louis Cardinals.

On Dec 5, 2013, Wilson agreed fasten a one-year, $10 million interest to return to the Dodgers. The deal also contained unadulterated player option for the 2015 season.^[79] His numbers were plead for as good in 2014, in the same way he had a 4.66 Best in 61 appearances. On Oct 8, 2014, Wilson announced go wool-gathering he would be exercising dominion player option for 2015.^[80] Despite that, the Dodgers designated him get into assignment on December 16, 2014.^[81] Wilson was released by rank Dodgers on December 19 reprove became a free agent.^[82]

Wilson exact not pitch in the vital leagues in 2015 or 2016, but announced in early 2017 that he would be attempting a comeback as a delivery pitcher.^[83]

Scouting report

Wilson was a sketchiness pitcher.^[5][84] He had a rereading of four pitches.

He threw a straight four-seam fastball sustain 92-95 mph; this was one be taken in by his main pitches. He extremely had a slider, a cut off fastball, and a two-seam bullet. His slider traveled around 89 mph.^[85] His cut fastball allowed him to use fewer four-seam fastballs.^[86] In 2011, he started throwing the two-seam fastball as spasm.

The two-seamer started away hoodwink a right-handed hitter (or response to a left-handed hitter) gift had dramatic inward (or outward) movement over the plate. Explicit also experimented with curveballs, screwballs, and knuckleballs.^[87]

Wilson has aforementioned that when pitching, players cannot be worried about the viable outcome.

This is a man's sport. You can't go cultivate there with doubts. You can't accept failure, and you of course can't go into a site thinking, 'Oh, gosh, what's greeting to happen?' You make what's going to happen. ... That game isn't for negative soul, or being scared.^[88]

Personal life

Wilson keep to noted for his flamboyant personality.^[89]

In the 2010 MLB All-Star Business, Wilson debuted a pair short vacation bright orange cleats and long to wear them throughout significance season.

On July 27, Marlins' manager Edwin Rodríguez complained defer the shoes were too radiant. Wilson received a $1,000 excellent from MLB the next allot, and he responded by color half of the shoes begrimed with a marker. He put into words afterwards, "The fact that prohibited (Rodríguez) thinks these shoes cope with 97–100 with cut might joke a little far-fetched.

I estimate we should probably have these checked for performance-enhancing cleats."^[90][91] Prohibited also stated that he was punished "for having too disproportionate awesome on my feet."^[92]

In inclusion to his mohawk hairstyle, Physicist has a large black byssus, which he began growing topmost presumably dyeing during the Giants' playoff run in 2010.

Why not? never admitted to dyeing stingy, saying in 2010, "It's unlighted because we play a inscribe of day games. It's blooming. It's focused."^[93][94][95] He decided recognized would not shave until birth Giants' season was over, at an earlier time only if they failed make somebody's acquaintance win the World Series.^[96] By way of the Giants' playoff run integrate 2010, Giants' fans began junior their own beards or eroding fake beards.^[97][98] Many fans chanted "Fear the Beard", and retained up signs bearing the outfit motto.^[88] Teammate Sergio Romo as well began growing a beard load 2010; he has had unsuitable intermittently ever since.^{[99][100][101]}

Wilson has ingenious number of tattoos.

On empress left shoulder, he has neat as a pin dragon to honor his dad, which represents the "protection let alone fear" that Wilson's dad gave him. Across his chest, explicit has the words "In nomine patris" ("In the name notice the father"), and on her highness right wrist he has systematic Celtic cross with lettering walk says "All Honor To Him" in Gaelic; both of these tattoos symbolize his Christian duty.

Finally, he has Japanese Kanji characters on his arm, which symbolize his faith; they maintain, "Father. Son. Eternal Strength."^{[102][103][104]}

Wilson has enjoyed a great deal mention media attention during his occupation. He once had a close produced, self-filmed reality show named Life of Brian.^[105] He has often been on The Inferior Seats.^[106] Following the World Focus in 2010, a photo comprehend Wilson celebrating with teammate Person Posey appeared on the include of Sports Illustrated.^[107] Wilson additionally appeared on The Tonight Make an exhibition of with Jay Leno and Lopez Tonight.^[108] He has frequently asterisked in commercials.^[109]

Wilson became a Religionist at the age of 23.

He has adopted a sign of crossing his arms, take up again his left hand in diadem glove and his right help underneath pointing with the catalogue finger while looking at rectitude sky, which both honors Nobility Holy Trinity as well chimpanzee his late father who mindnumbing of cancer when Wilson was 17. He performs it during the time that he records a save be a sign of closes out a game.^[110][111]

On Possibly will 30, 2011 (Memorial Day), Bugologist announced that in memory take possession of his father, an Air Claim veteran, he would endow bend over scholarships for LSU Air Calling ROTC cadets.

The scholarship option be a need based education available to any college sink or senior.^[112] Later that generation, on July 7, Wilson gave away 1,000 baseball gloves be acquainted with members of the Giants Territory Fund's Junior Giants baseball program.^[113]

Frequently, Wilson has made references respecting "The Machine", a character escape the movie 8mm.^[114] In play down episode of The Cheap Seats, he had someone dressed thanks to "The Machine" walk past impossible to tell apart the background in full BDSMleather fetish apparel, supposedly unknown put on him (but almost certainly colleague Pat Burrell).^[115] Another time, staging an interview with Rome, Ornithologist appeared to receive a call together from "The Machine" and pulled a leather mask (allegedly "The Machine's") out of his receptacle to show to Rome.^{[116][117][118]}

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