Brian Nicholas Serven (born May 5, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies. Serven was drafted by the Rockies in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2022.
| Brian Serven | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Serven with the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2022 | |
| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 15 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: May 5, 1995 Palm Desert, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 18, 2022, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics (through April 13, 2023) | |
| Batting average | .188 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 17 |
| Teams | |
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Early life edit
Serven was born in Palm Desert, California. He is childhood friends with infielder Scott Burcham.[1][2] He attended Palm Desert High School where he led the Aztecs to the California Interscholastic Federation championship his junior year in 2012.
Serven attended Arizona State University and played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.[3] In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4]
Career edit
Colorado Rockies edit
The Colorado Rockies selected Serven in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft.[5]
Serven did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Returning to action in 2021, Serven spent the year with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. In 73 games, he slashed .250/.308/.504 with 16 home runs and 38 RBI. He returned to Albuquerque to begin the 2022 season.
On May 17, 2022, Serven was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] He made his MLB debut the next day on May 18.[8] In his second game for the Rockies on May 21, 2022, Serven hit two home runs against the New York Mets, becoming the first player in major league history to record his first two career hits with two multiple-run home runs in the same game.[9]
Toronto Blue Jays edit
On January 5, 2024, Serven was claimed by the Chicago Cubs.[10] However, he was designated for assignment by the team on January 11.[11] On January 16, Serven was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays.[12] On January 29, he was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.[13] On March 23, the Blue Jays announced that Serven had made the Opening Day roster following a strong spring and an injury to Danny Jansen.[14] He formally had his contract selected on March 28.[15]
References edit
- ^ "The needling never ends for these Isotopes teammates". Albuquerque Journal. September 15, 2021.
- ^ Wilcox, Mac (September 26, 2022). "Rocking the World: The Rockies and the World Baseball Classsic". Purple Row.
- ^ "Brian Serven". OSDB. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "#13 Brian Serven - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ Powers, Shad (June 10, 2016). "MLB Draft: Tyson Miller, Brian Serven, Brooks Kriske all get the call". The Desert Sun. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies' Brian Serven: Gets first career call-up". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies' Brian Serven: MLB debut Wednesday". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Randhawa, Manny (May 21, 2022). "Before yesterday, no player in history had done...this". MLB.com. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Cubs' Brian Serven: Claimed by CHC". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "Cubs Designate Brian Serven For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto Blue Jays Claim Former Colorado Rockies Catcher Brian Serven Off Waivers". si.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/blue-jays-outright-brian-serven.html
- ^ "Catcher Brian Serven makes Blue Jays' Opening Day roster". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Blue Jays finalize Opening Day roster, designate Yosver Zulueta for assignment". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet