JT Brubaker

Jonathan Trey Brubaker...Wife's name is Darci...Has one son, Jett (8/28/22)…Is a 2013 graduate of Tecumseh High School in New Carlisle, Ohio...Earned three varsity letters in baseball...Was also a two-time first-team All-Central Buckeye Conference and All-Springfield News selection...Pitched collegiately at the University of Akron, where he went 5-4 with a 3.63 ERA (89.1ip/36er) in 15 games (15 starts) as a junior in 2015...Led the Zips in strikeouts (72) and starts (15) while finishing second in wins (five) and innings pitched (89.1)…His father, Frank Brubaker, spent two seasons as a pitcher in the New York Yankees farm system, playing for Oneonta (New York-Penn League) and in the GCL in 1989 and with Fort Lauderdale (FSL) in 1990...Started growing out his signature mullet during the COVID shutdown and has not cut the length in the back since early 2020...His favorite off-the-field hobbies are hunting and golfing…Participated in the Pirates Charities Golf Classic in both 2021 and 2022...Participated in the Pirates Charities Mental Health Family Walk in May of 2022 and was a team spokesperson for the Pirates’ Chill Mobile initiative...His favorite player growing up was Jim Thome...Was signed by Pirates scout Trevor Haley.

2023

Missed the entire season after undergoing "Tommy John" surgery on 4/12...Was placed on the 15-day Injured List, retroactive to 3/27, on 3/30 and was transferred to the 60-day IL on 4/2...Prior to the injury, he accumulated 26 strikeouts against just three walks in 17.1 innings over five Grapefruit League starts.

2022

Led the team in strikeouts while ranking second in starts...Was the Opening Day starter on 4/7 at St. Louis; gave up four runs in three innings and suffered the loss...Struck out a career-high 10 batters on 5/17 at Chicago (NL)...Threw a career-high 106 pitches in 90-degree heat on 6/14 at St. Louis (game one)...Tossed six innings and picked up his first win on 6/20 vs. the Cubs (the win snapped a personal seven-game losing streak and was his first since 8/24/21)...Pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out nine batters but had a no-decision in his final start before the break on 7/13 at Miami...Gave up just two hits in seven scoreless innings while winning his third decision on 8/18 vs. Boston...Was placed on paternity list on 8/28; his wife, Darci, gave birth to baby boy Jett on 8/28...Was reinstated from the paternity list on 8/31... Left his start on 9/15 at New York (NL) due to right latissimus muscle discomfort...Was placed on the 15-day injured list on 9/18 (retro to 9/16)...Was reinstated from the injured list on 10/4 and started that night against the Cardinals at PNC Park (2.2ip/3er).

2021

Was a member of the Major League Opening Day roster for the second straight season...Started the fourth game of the season on 4/5 at Cincinnati and singled off Jose DeLeon in his first big league plate appearance...Gave up one run in 5.1ip and picked up his first win on 4/11 vs. Chicago (NL)...Collected three RBI on 4/11; the first Bucco pitcher with three RBI since Tyler Glasnow on 5/2/17...Pitched a career-high 7.0 innings and gave up just two runs, but lost a 2-0 decision to J.A. Happ on 4/23 at Minnesota (Happ took a no-hitter into the 8th)...Lost four of his five decisions between 4/23 and 5/23...Gave up seven runs and three home runs in a 7-1 loss on 5/23 at Atlanta...Tossed 6.0 scoreless innings vs. Colorado on 5/29 (game 1) and won his fourth game...Was on the Bereavement List from 5/30 to 6/2...Was reinstated from Bereavement List and placed on COVID-IL on 6/3 (intake process)...Was reinstated from the COVID-IL on 6/4...Grounded out as a pinch hitter on 6/5 vs. Miami...Tied career-high (second time) with nine strikeouts on 6/20 vs. Cleveland...Snapped his nine-game losing streak after tossing 5.0 scoreless innings and winning his fifth decision on 8/24 vs. Arizona - his first victory since 5/29...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 8/25 with a right thumb contusion...Was reinstated on 9/4...Started the game on 9/4 at Chicago (NL) and gave up three runs in 3.0ip; was removed in the fourth inning with right shoulder discomfort...Was placed on the 10- day injured list on 9/5 with right shoulder inflammation and missed the remainder of the season...Tied for third among N.L. pitchers in home runs allowed (28).

2020

Ranked second among National League rookie pitchers in strikeouts (48) behind Milwaukee reliever Devin Williams (53)...Tied for third among N.L. rookies in starts (9) and fourth in innings pitched (47.1)...Posted a 3.54 ERA (20.1ip/8er) in five games on the road and a 6.00 ERA (27.0ip/18er) in six games at PNC Park....Was a member of the Major League Opening Day roster for the first time in his career...Made his big league debut on 7/26 at St. Louis and pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief...Also pitched 3.0 scoreless innings of relief while throwing 43 pitches on 8/1 at Chicago (NL)...Did not allow a run in his two relief appearances (5.0ip)...Made his first Major League start on 8/6 vs. Minnesota and gave up three runs in 3.0ip (Miguel Sano hit a three-run homer with two outs in the first inning)... Was in line for his first win on 8/29 at Milwaukee; left the game after the fifth inning with a 4-2 lead before the Brewers took the lead in the eighth...Won his first Major League game on 9/3 vs. Chicago (NL); gave up two runs (one earned) in 5.0ip...Gave up a career-high seven runs on 9/9 vs. Chicago (AL)...Opposed Luis Castillo on 9/16 at Cincinnati and lost a 1-0 decision...Struck out a career-high nine batters while pitching a career-high 6.2 innings on 9/21 vs. Chicago (NL), but Pirates were blanked (5-0) by Jon Lester...Received zero runs of support over his three starts from 9/9-21...Started the final game of the season on 9/27 at Cleveland; left with a 6-5 lead in the sixth inning before the Indians took the lead in the seventh.

2019

Began season with Triple-A Indianapolis...Won his second start on 4/10 at Toledo (6.0ip/1er) and again on 4/15 vs. Toledo (5.1ip/0r)...Suffered loss on 4/24 at Gwinnett (5.0ip/3er)...Was placed on injured list on 4/28 with a right forearm strain...Threw a 2.0-inning, 35-pitch simulated game on 6/12...Began minor league rehab assignment with West Virginia on 6/18...Threw 50 pitches while allowing one run in 2.2 innings on 6/18 vs. Mahoning Valley...Also tossed 4.0 innings (1r) on 6/23 vs. State College...Was shut down for the remainder of the season.

2018

Was named Pittsburgh's Minor League Pitcher-of-the-Year after going 10-6 with a 2.81 ERA (154.0ip/48er) and 131 strikeouts in 28 combined starts between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis...Led all Pittsburgh minor league pitchers in ERA and ranked second in strikeouts...Began season with Altoona and was the Opening Day starter on 4/5 vs. Akron; had a no-decision (5.0ip/3r/1er) while recording eight strikeouts...Lost a 2-1 decision (5.0ip/2r) in second start on 5/11 vs. Harrisburg... Gave up three hits over 7.0 scoreless innings while winning his first game on 4/23 vs. Erie...Established a career high with 8.0 innings pitched on 4/30 at Richmond while also winning his second straight start...Tossed 13.2 consecutive scoreless innings from 4/18-30...Went 2-1 with a 1.45 ERA over five starts in April and ranked fifth in the Eastern League in ERA for the month; also led the circuit with 34 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with 31.0 innings pitched...Was promoted to Indianapolis on 5/10...Ranked sixth in the Eastern League in ERA (1.80), eighth with 35 strikeouts and tied for ninth with 35.0 innings pitched and a 1.06 WHIP at the time of his promotion...Tossed 6.0 scoreless innings while winning his Triple-A debut on 5/10 at Louisville... Tossed 8.0 scoreless innings while winning a 2-0 decision on 8/4 at Toledo...Went 4-1 with a 1.92 ERA (51.2ip/11er) over his final nine starts from 7/19 to 9/2...Went hitless in 14 at-bats between Altoona and Indianapolis.