Brandon League

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brandon League
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 16, 1983(1983-03-16)
Age	41
Birthplace	Sacramento
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Pisces

Brandon League Biography

Brandon League is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 16, 1983 in Sacramento, California, United States. Brandon Paul League (born March 16 in 1983) is an American professional baseball player who played in the past. League participated in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners as well as the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was an ex-closer and a one-time All-Star.

On the 22nd of December on 2009 League had been traded to Seattle Mariners along with minor-league outfielder Johermyn Chavez for pitcher Brandon Morrow. He signed a one-year $1.08 million contract for the 2010 season. Due to an injury to David Aardsma, League started the 2011 season as the Mariners closer. He was chosen to play in the first All-Star event as relief pitching in 2011. All-Star game. On June 8, 2012. In a interview from 2011 former outfielder Coco Crisp described League to be one of toughest four pitchers he’d ever had to face. League was among six Mariners who pitched a one-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field. After a string of missed stops, League was replaced by Tom Wilhelmsen as closer. In two seasons with Mariners Mariners, League had converted 52 saves on 69 opportunities with an average of 3.26 ERA

On July 30, 2012, League was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor leaguers Leon Landry and Logan Bawcom. He became the Dodgers closer in September after Kenley Jansen was sidelined with an irregular heartbeat. In 28 games with the Dodgers, he was 2-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 6 saves. On October 30, the Dodgers re-signed League to a three-year, $22.5 million deal with a vesting option worth $7.5 million for 2016. On June 11, League was demoted from the closer role after blowing his fourth save in 17 chances, and he was replaced by Jansen. He was used primarily in low pressure situations the rest of the season. Overall, in 2013, he was 6-4 with a 5.30 ERA in 58 appearances, with 14 early season saves. The Dodgers, in 2014, used him primarily in middle relief and League was 2–3 with a 2.57 ERA in 63 games.

League underwent an MRI during spring training in 2015 which revealed serious shoulder damage, causing him to miss the first couple months of the season. After spending a month rehabbing in the minors, League was designated for assignment on July 2, 2015. He was released on July 10.

After League’s breakout season during 2006, the player enrolled in strength training during the offseason. He also, at the urging from Blue Jays Blue Jays, did not pitch until the start of spring training. In the process, the shoulder muscles he developed over developed which led to a dramatic decrease in his speed. League was put on the disabled list for 60 days and missed the bulk part of his 2007 campaign. Both his speed and efficiency were restored the following season.

Brandon League Net Worth

Brandon League is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brandon League 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was chosen with the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the 2001 MLB Draft out of Saint Louis School and was officially signed on July 3rd of 2001. He made his debut in the major leagues on September 21, 2004, with his team the New York Yankees as he pitched a strong innings and pitched a third.

The wife of League, Sasha League, attended Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, California. She is a psychology major at the University of Hawaii. They’ve been married since the year 2005. Brandon along with Sasha League are parents to three daughters.

League’s main pitch is a very hard sinker averaging 96 mph. (In 2011, he had the hardest sinker of any relief pitcher, at 97.3 mph.) He also has an upper- 80s slider that he uses primarily early in the count to right-handed hitters. He also has a splitter that he uses as a strikeout pitch. The splitter has a whiff rate of 55%.

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Who is Brandon League Dating?

According to our records, Brandon League married to Sasha League. As of December 1, 2023, Brandon League’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Brandon Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brandon League celebrates birthday on March 16 of every year.