Bryan John Dobzanski (born August 31, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Bryan Dobzanski
Dobzanski with the State College Spikes in 2016
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1995-08-31) August 31, 1995 (age 29)
Franklinville, New Jersey
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Amateur career

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Dobzanski attended Delsea Regional High School in Franklinville, New Jersey, where he played baseball and wrestled.[1] As a wrestler, he won two state titles and compiled a record of 155-8 for his high school career.[2] In 2014, his senior year, he went 3–0 with a 0.91 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 46 innings.[3]

Professional career

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St. Louis Cardinals

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Dobzanski was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 29th round, with the 885th pick, of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[4][5] He signed with the Cardinals, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Louisville.[6][7] He made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Cardinals, going 2–1 with a 2.67 ERA over 27 innings.[8] In 2015, he pitched for the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, compiling a 1–1 record and a 3.94 ERA over 16 innings, and in 2016, he played with the State College Spikes of the Low–A New York–Penn League, going 4–6 with a 3.93 ERA over 14 games (13 starts), striking out 37 batters over 71 innings.[9] In 2017, he spent the season with the Peoria Chiefs of the Single–A Midwest League, going 2–5 with a 3.70 ERA over 31 games (12 starts); he was moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen midway through the year.[10]

Dobzanski began the 2018 season back with Peoria (with whom he was named an All-Star) before being promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the High–A Florida State League in July.[11][12] Over 42 relief appearances between the two clubs, he compiled an 8–4 record with a 2.41 ERA. In 2019, he split time with Palm Beach (earning Florida State League All-Star honors), the Springfield Cardinals of the Double–A Texas League, and the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League; over 57 relief innings pitched between the three teams, he went 3–3 with a 2.84 ERA and 66 strikeouts.[13] Dobzanski did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] On November 2, 2020, he elected free agency.[15]

Washington Nationals

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On January 12, 2021, Dobzanski signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization.[16] For the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Harrisburg Senators of the Double-A Northeast with whom he went 1–1 with a 3.47 ERA and 46 strikeouts over 46+23 innings.[17] He elected free agency on November 7, 2021.

References

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  1. ^ Buganski, Patrick. "Wrestler of the Year: Bryan Dobzanski". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. ^ NJ.com, Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for (2014-03-26). "Delsea wrestler Bryan Dobzanski's second state-title run included domination and drama". nj. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. ^ Coppola, Anthony. "Boys' Athlete of the Year: Delsea's Bryan Dobzanski". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. ^ Wuerz, Scott (June 25, 2014). "St. Louis Cardinals pull off draft steal by inking Dobzanski". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Delsea's Dobzanski Living The Dream - SouthJersey.com". www.southjersey.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. ^ Times, Scott Chappelear | South Jersey (2014-06-24). "Delsea grad Bryan Dobzanski to sign with St. Louis for baseball, forego Louisville". nj. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. ^ Narducci, Marc (June 24, 2014). "Dobzanski to sign with Cardinals". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  8. ^ FRIEDMAN, JOSH. "Delsea's Dobzanski gets to Cardinals' spring training". Courier-Post. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  9. ^ Goold, Derrick (12 September 2016). "Goold: 2016 standouts, prospects, breakouts in Cards' farm system". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  10. ^ Friedman, Josh. "St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Delsea graduate Bryan Dobzanski twice in last two years". Courier-Post. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  11. ^ Allen, David. "Chiefs reliever Bryan Dobzanski wrestling with reality of baseball". Journal Star. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  12. ^ Gatter, Nate (2018-06-06). "Chiefs Land Six on Midwest League All-Star Team". ArchCity.Media. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  13. ^ "Palm Beach Cardinals announce 2019 Florida State League All-Stars". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  14. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  15. ^ "Full List of 2020-2021 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  16. ^ 1 min read (2021-01-21). "Nationals' Bryan Dobzanski: Lands minor-league deal". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Harrisburg Senators 2021 Roster Preview – What Doesn't Glitter is Still Plenty Interesting". 8 May 2021.
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