| Jordan Brewer | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1997-08-01)August 1, 1997 (age 27) St. Joseph, Michigan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Jordan Austin Brewer (born August 1, 1997) is an Americanprofessional baseballoutfielder who is a free agent.
Brewer was born and grew up inSt. Joseph, Michigan, and attendedSt. Joseph High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football. In football, Brewer was named All-State as a wide receiver and committed to join the Michigan Wolverines football team as a preferred walk-on before he was forced to end his football career after dislocating his shoulder for a second time.[1]
Brewer began his collegiate baseball career atLincoln Trail College after receiving a scholarship to play at the school.[2] He was named first team All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference after batting .368 with nine home runs, 42 RBI, and 45 runs scored as a freshman and repeated as a first team selection as a sophomore after hitting .367 with three home runs, 31 RBI, and 38 runs scored.[3] Brewer committed to continue his collegiate career at Michigan. He batted .329 with 12 home runs and 59 RBI with 25 stolen bases and was named theBig Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year as the Wolverines went to the2019 College World Series final.[4]
Brewer was drafted by theHouston Astros in the third round, with the 106th overall selection, of the2019 Major League Baseball draft.[5] He signed with the team and was assigned to theTri-City ValleyCats of theLow–ANew York–Penn League with whom he batted .130 over 16 games.[6]
Brewer did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[7] He spent the 2021 season with theFayetteville Woodpeckers of theLow-A East, slashing .275/.375/.410 with six home runs, 41 RBI, and 21 stolen bases.[8] Brewer split the 2022 campaign between the High–AAsheville Tourists and Double–ACorpus Christi Hooks. In 55 games for the two affiliates, he slashed .216/.332/.368 with six home runs, 24 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.[9]
Brewer spent the majority of the 2023 season with Corpus Christi, also appearing in 4 games for Asheville. In 67 games for the Hooks, he batted .243/.330/.393 with a career–high 8 home runs, 39 RBI, and 12 stolen bases.[10] Brewer began 2024 with Corpus Christi, slashing .224/.305/.363 with seven home runs, 31 RBI, and 10 stolen bases across 84 games. Brewer was released by the Astros organization on August 5, 2024.[11]
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