Brad Boxberger
Brad Boxberger was born in Tustin, California, United States on May 27th, 1988 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 35, Brad Boxberger biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Bradley George Boxberger (born May 27, 1988) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent.
He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks and Kansas City Royals. Boxberger attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he played college baseball for the USC Trojans.
Drafted in the first round of the 2009 MLB draft by the Cincinnati Reds, Boxberger played in minor league baseball for the Reds until was traded to the Padres after the 2011 season.
Boxberger made his MLB debut with the Padres in 2012.
The Padres traded him to Tampa Bay after the 2013 season.
Personal life
Boxberger's father, Rod, also attended USC and played for the Trojans baseball team. Rod was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1978 College World Series.
Boxberger and his wife, Anna, have a daughter and a son together. The family resides in Surprise, Arizona.
Amateur career
Boxberger attended Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California. In the 20th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft, he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals but did not sign, opting to attend the University of Southern California (USC). Rivals.com named him as a Second Team All-American for the USC Trojans baseball team. Boxberger was a member of the USC rotation for his freshman and junior years, and he split his sophomore season between starting and relief. He played for the Chatham A's in 2007, and returned to the CCBL the following year to play for the Chatham A's. In both seasons, he was named a league all-star.
Professional career
Boxberger was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round (43rd overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft, and he was signed. In 2010, Boxberger made his professional debut with the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. He was selected to the Carolina League All-Star Team. He was then sent by the Carolina Mudcats of the Class AA Southern League to the Carolina Mudcats. After the conversion from a starter to a reliever, he had a combined win-loss record of 5–10 with a 4.91 earned run average (ERA) in 36 games, including 13 starts.
Boxberger played with the Mudcats in the 2011 season, but he was later promoted to the Louisville Bats of the Class AAA International League. He had a 2.03 ERA and 11 saves in 55 games combined in the 2011 season. He had the highest strikeout percentage and lowest batting average against any other qualified Southern League relievers. In 2011, Boxberger became the best Double-A closer in the minor leagues.
After the 2011 regular season, Boxberger pitched for the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League, where he was named to the Top Prospects Team.
On December 17, 2011, Boxberger, Yonder Alonso, Edinson Vólquez, and Yasmani Grandal were traded to the San Diego Padres for Mat Latos. Boxberger was a member of the Tucson Padres of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in the 2012 season. He was promoted to the Major Leagues on June 10, making his debut on the Milwaukee Brewers in eighth innings against the Milwaukee Brewers in Miller Park on Saturday.
After five relief appearances, Boxberger was on the return to Tucson on June 26. Joe Thatcher was activated to the majors on July 30 and was released on the disabled list again, and he was optioned back to Triple-A on August 22 after eight appearances to make room on the roster for starter Andrew Werner. Boxberger joined the Padres again on September 4 and remained with the team until the end of the season. Boxberger played with a 2.70 ERA and 12.9 strike-outs per 9 innings in relief over 37 games. He had a 2.60 ERA and 33 strike-outs in 24 games with the Major League club in 2012, versus 18 walks in 2723 innings.
Boxberger joined Tucson in the 2013 season. He was recalled by the Padres on May 2 and optioned back to Tucson on May 11. On June 2, the Padres recalled him for the second time.
In exchange for Alex Torres and Jesse Hahn, the Padres traded Boxberger, Logan Forsythe, Matt Lollis, Matt Andriese, and Maxx Tissenbaum to the Tampa Bay Rays on January 22, 2014. The Rays optioned Boxberger to the Durham Bulls of the International League during spring training. Boxberger played against the Baltimore Orioles in the top of the sixth inning with the bases loaded and no outs on May 8, 2014. He proceeded to strike out the first three batters he faced on nine total pitches, making him the second Rays pitcher to pitch an immaculate inning and the first major-league pitcher to do so with the bases loaded. Boxberger had a 2.37 ERA in 63 games, with 104 strikeouts in 64.2 innings. He also saved 2 games.
Boxberger served as the Rays' closer with Jake McGee on the disabled list at the start of the 2015 season. He converted his first ten save opportunities, and remained the closest after McGee's return. Boxberger was selected for the 2015 MLB All-Star Game. Boxberger had a 3.71 ERA in 69 appearances, winning 41 of 47 save opportunities to lead the American League for the fourth time in his career.
Boxberger tore his adductor brevis muscle, necessing surgery for the first time in spring training appearance of the year. He began the season on the injured list and returned to the Rays on May 30. Boxberger strained his left oblique muscle in his first appearance of the 2016 season and then went back on the disabled list. In 2016, he made 27 total appearances.
Boxberger was first active off the DL on June 20 due to lat and forearm injuries in the 2017 season. He was given a set-up job at lex Colomé.' He had an injury-plagued season this season, appearing in just 30 games for the second straight season.
Curtis Taylor and the Arizona Diamondbacks traded Boxberger to the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 30, 2017. Boxberger won the closer competition in the 2018 spring training series and spent as the Diamondbacks nearer. On September 10, he was taken as closer after a rough start to the month. At the time of his demise, he had 32 saves. He went 3-7 for a ERA of 4.39 in 53+1 innings. The Diamondbacks non-tendered Boxberger became a free agent on November 30, 2018.
The Kansas City Royals agreed to a one-year deal for $2.2 million, as well as $1 million in performance incentives. Boxberger was scheduled for service on June 26 and released on July 3.
On July 12, 2019, Boxberger agreed to a minor-league contract with the Washington Nationals. He had been drafted to the Harrisburg Senators, the Nationals' Class-AA affiliate. Boxberger was released on August 4, 2019, after pitching to a 1.04 ERA in eight games out of the Senators' bullpen.
The Cincinnati Reds had signed Boxberger to a minor league contract and optioned him to the Triple-A Louisville Bats on August 5, 2019. On August 23, 2019, Boxberger was released by the Reds organization.
The Miami Marlins had signed Boxberger to a minor league contract with a major league spring training invite on February 14, 2020. Boxberger was inducted into the active roster on July 23, 2020. Boxberger pitched 3.00 ERA over 18 innings on the season, and he's also pitched 3+12 scoreless innings in the playoffs.
The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to a minor league deal that included an invitation to major league spring training on February 14, 2021. Boxberger was released by the Brewers on March 26, 2021, but he re-signed with the Brewers on a new minor league contract on March 28, 2021. Boxberger was selected to the 40-man roster on April 6, 2021. Boxberger had 83 strikeouts in 64+223 innings in 2021. Boxberger re-signed with the team on a one-year deal on March 13, 2022.