Hughes was called up to the majors for the first time on May 17, 2022.[2] He made his MLB debut that day. Hughes made five relief appearance for the Cubs, giving up two runs in 7.0 innings pitched while striking out 9 before he was removed from the 40-man roster and returned to Triple-A on May 28.[3] On May 30, Hughes was selected back to the active roster.[4] On August 18, Hughes earned his first career save after pitching a scoreless ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles.[5]
In 2023, Hughes made 17 appearances out of the Cubs' bullpen, but struggled to a 7.24 ERA with 17 strikeouts across 13+2⁄3 innings of work. On June 24, 2023, it was announced that Hughes would undergo a debridement surgery on his left knee, promptly ending his season.[6]
Referencesedit
^"It's a Pitcher's Life for Me | Brandon Hughes Transitions from the Outfield to the Mound".
^"New Chicago Cubs call-up Brandon Hughes is one of baseball's most surprising success stories". The Des Moines Register.
^"Cubs' Brandon Hughes: Sent back to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
^"Cubs' Brandon Hughes: Back in big leagues". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
^"Cubs' Brandon Hughes: Collects first save". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
^"Cubs' bullpen loses Heuer, Hughes for season with injuries: reports". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
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brandon, hughes, baseball, brandon, kenneth, hughes, born, december, 1995, american, professional, baseball, pitcher, chicago, cubs, major, league, baseball, made, debut, 2022, brandon, hugheshughes, with, michigan, state, 2017chicago, cubs, 47pitcherborn, 199. Brandon Kenneth Hughes born December 1 1995 is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball MLB He made his MLB debut in 2022 Brandon HughesHughes with Michigan State in 2017Chicago Cubs No 47PitcherBorn 1995 12 01 December 1 1995 age 27 Royal Oak Michigan U S Bats SwitchThrows LeftMLB debutMay 17 2022 for the Chicago CubsMLB statistics through 2023 season Win loss record2 6Earned run average3 91Strikeouts85TeamsChicago Cubs 2022 present Career editHughes played college baseball at Michigan State University He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 16th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft as an outfielder The Cubs converted him from an outfielder into a pitcher in 2019 1 Hughes was called up to the majors for the first time on May 17 2022 2 He made his MLB debut that day Hughes made five relief appearance for the Cubs giving up two runs in 7 0 innings pitched while striking out 9 before he was removed from the 40 man roster and returned to Triple A on May 28 3 On May 30 Hughes was selected back to the active roster 4 On August 18 Hughes earned his first career save after pitching a scoreless ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles 5 In 2023 Hughes made 17 appearances out of the Cubs bullpen but struggled to a 7 24 ERA with 17 strikeouts across 13 2 3 innings of work On June 24 2023 it was announced that Hughes would undergo a debridement surgery on his left knee promptly ending his season 6 References edit It s a Pitcher s Life for Me Brandon Hughes Transitions from the Outfield to the Mound New Chicago Cubs call up Brandon Hughes is one of baseball s most surprising success stories The Des Moines Register Cubs Brandon Hughes Sent back to Triple A cbssports com Retrieved 2023 02 08 Cubs Brandon Hughes Back in big leagues cbssports com Retrieved 2023 02 08 Cubs Brandon Hughes Collects first save cbssports com Retrieved 2023 06 03 Cubs bullpen loses Heuer Hughes for season with injuries reports sports yahoo com Retrieved June 24 2023 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brandon Hughes baseball amp oldid 1176957938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
