ST. LOUIS’S JOHN BREBBIA LATEST TO MAKE SWIFT CLIMB FROM AMERICAN ASSOCIATION TO MAJORS
Source: American Association News
Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz It took only one season and about one-third of another after putting up breath-taking numbers in the American Association for birthday boy John Brebbia (pictured) to become a major league pitcher. Brebbia, a Floridian who turned 27 today (Tuesday), made his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in Denver Sunday, where he retired Trevor Story on a liner to left for the final out of the eighth inning of an 8-4 defeat. This came less than 48 hours after Brebbia got the word from Memphis manager Stubby Clapp while playing in Sacramento that the right-hander would be joining a major league team for the first time. “It was awesome, being called into the coach’s office and being there with the coaches and mentors, and having them tell me that it was time to go on to the next level,” the excited Brebbia told MLB.com. “It was indescribable, at best.” The New York Yankees drafted Brebbia out of Elon University in 2011, and in three seasons in their farm system the 6-foot-2 hurler did not advance above Class A. Sioux Falls was the next stop in ’14 where he fanned 76 American Association batters in 65.1…
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