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**Brian Bass**
Brian Bass
; Bass pitching for the Baltimore Orioles on September 22, 2008.
	Baltimore Orioles — No. 25
	Relief pitcher
	Born: January 6, 1982 (age 27); Pinehurst, North Carolina
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	April 1, 2008 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics; (through 2009 season)
Win-Loss	9-7
Earned run average	4.87
Strikeouts	99
Teams
	Minnesota Twins (2008); Baltimore Orioles (2008-present);

Brian Michael Bass (born January 6, 1982, in Pinehurst, North Carolina) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.

[edit] Kansas City Royals (2000-2006)

Bass, a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Alabama, was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round(164th overall) of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.

After signing with the Royals, Bass played for the Rookie League Gulf Coast Royals in 2000. He went 3-5 with a 3.89 ERA. Bass also made one start at the Single-A level for the Charleston Alley Cats.

In 2001, Bass played for the Single-A Burlington Bees. Making 26 starts, he had a 4.65 ERA and went 3-10; his 10 losses are still an all-time high for him. Bass played the entire 2002 season for the Bees again, improving his performance on the previous season, making 20 starts and finishing 5-7 with a 3.83 ERA.

Bass had the best season of his minor league career in 2003 while playing for the Single-A Wilmington Blue Rocks. Making 26 starts, he went 9-8 with a 2.84 ERA. He was third on the team in wins (9), second in the team in games started (26) and innings pitched (152 1/3), and led the team in strikeouts with 119. On August 6, against the Winston-Salem Warthogs, Bass came within one out of a no-hitter. Baseball America named Bass as the Royals 8th best prospect.

Bass went winless in 2004 while playing for the Rookie League Arizona Royals and the Double-A Wichita Wranglers. Losing a combined 5 games, he had a 5.94 ERA in 14 starts. In 2005, while playing for the Wranglers again, Bass had a 12-8 record and a 5.24 ERA.

In 2006, Bass split the season between the Arizona Royals, the Wichita Wranglers, and the Triple-A Omaha Royals. Making a combined 15 starts in 16 games, Bass went 6-7 with a 5.70 ERA. Bass became a minor league free agent after the season.

[edit] Minnesota Twins (2007-2008)

Bass, after leaving the Royals organization, signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins for the 2007 season. Bass played the entire season for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. Bass made 10 starts and 27 relief appearances, finishing the season 7-3 with a 3.48 ERA. Included in his 10 starts was a complete game shutout, the second in his career and the first since 2001. Bass became a minor league free agent after the season; but, was re-signed by the Twins to a major league contract on November 29, 2007.

Bass won a long relief role out of spring training with the Minnesota Twins. He made his major league debut on April 1 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, pitching 1.3 innings in relief in a 9-1 loss. Bass appeared in 44 games as a reliever for the Twins, going 3-4 with an ERA of 4.87 with one save before being sent outright to the minors on August 20.

[edit] Baltimore Orioles (2008-present)

He was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on September 5, 2008, for a PTBNL or cash considerations.

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Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Contents

[edit] Kansas City Royals (2000-2006)

[edit] Minnesota Twins (2007-2008)

[edit] Baltimore Orioles (2008-present)

[edit] External links