Brendan McGuigan

Brendan James McGuigan

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.
• School University of Richmond
• High School St. Michael's Academy

• Born October 9, 1995 in Hong Kong

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Biographical Information

Brendan McGuigan has pitched in the minors and for Team Canada.

McGuigan was born in Hong Kong to Canadian parents, who then moved to Texas due to company restructuring. He was 2-4 with 1 save and a 2.66 ERA as a college freshman at the University of Richmond, then allowed 5 unearned runs in 2 innings before injury ended his sophomore year; he had Tommy John surgery and was redshirted. He returned in 2017 but struggled (0-2, 9.77, 17 BB in 15 2/3 IP). He rebounded to 1-0, 3.38 as a junior. As a senior, he was 3-4 with a 3.99 ERA, fanning 84 in 70 innings. He was 6th in the Atlantic-10 Conference in Ks.

He was signed by Seattle Mariners scout Robert Keller as an undrafted free agent. He went 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA in 5 games for the 2019 West Virginia Power. The 2020 minor league season was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 with the Everett AquaSox and allowed no hits in his first 10 innings (3 BB, 1 R, 17 K; 1-1, 1 Sv).

That was enough to draw the interest of Team Canada, given his citizenship. He joined them for the 2021 Americas Olympic Qualifier. In their opener, he relieved Andrew Albers with a no-hitter in progress in the 8th inning against Colombia. He continued his 2021 hitless ways as well as Albers' no-no. He struck out Jerry Downs, got Andrés Angulo on a grounder and fanned Carlos Martinez. Ben Onyshko relieved in the 9th and closed out the no-no.