Brad Thomas

Richard Bradley "Brad" Thomas (born 22 October 1977 in Sydney, Australia) is a baseball player in the major leagues. From 2005 to 2006 he played in the Japanese NPB and from 2008 to 2009 in the Korean KBO. Since 2010 he is with the Detroit Tigers as a relief pitcher for use.

Career

Brad Thomas was drafted in 1995 by the Los Angeles Dodgers. But already in 1997 he moved to the Minnesota Twins, for whom he played 101 games. In 2004 he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, who won the World Series this season. The following year, he moved to Japan Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to the with which he could win the Nihon Series 2006.

Once back in the MLB 2007, he moved to the Seattle Mariners, but without denying a game, he went to Korea in 2008 to the Hanwha Eagles. There he came in 104 missions as a Closer to an ERA of 2.86, 44 saves and 119 strikeouts .. In December 2009, Thomas moved back to the MLB to the Detroit Tigers. In the 2010 season he was in 49 games for use (6-2, 3.89 ERA, 30 strikeouts ).

National

Brad Thomas is a member of the Australian Baseball National Team, having participated among others in the Olympic Games in Sydney and the World Baseball Classic in 2009.

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