{{short description|American baseball player (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Brian Wolfe | image = Wolfe(lions).jpg | image_size = | caption = Wolfe with the Saitama Seibu Lions | position = Pitcher | team = | number = | bats = Right | throws = Right | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|29}} | birth_place = Fullerton, California, U.S. | debutleague = MLB | debutdate = May 30 | debutyear = 2007 | debutteam = Toronto Blue Jays | debut2league = NPB | debut2date = March 21 | debut2year = 2010 | debut2team = Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |finalleague=MLB |finaldate=October 2 |finalyear=2009 |finalteam=Toronto Blue Jays | statleague = MLB | statyear = | stat1label = Win–loss record | stat1value = 5–5 | stat2label = Earned run average | stat2value = 3.81 | stat3label = Strikeouts | stat3value = 47 | stat2league = NPB | stat2year = | stat21label = Win–loss record | stat21value = 56–40 | stat22label = Earned run average | stat22value = 3.43 | stat23label = Strikeouts | stat23value = 414 | teams = *Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|2007}}–{{mlby|2009}}) *Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ({{npby|2010}}–{{npby|2013}}) *Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ({{npby|2014}}–{{npby|2015}}) *Saitama Seibu Lions ({{npby|2016}}–{{npby|2018}}) |awards= *2× Japan Series champion (2014, 2015) }} '''Brian Thomas Wolfe''' (born November 29, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and Saitama Seibu Lions.
==Career== Wolfe was called up by the Blue Jays in {{mlby|2007}} and finished the year with a 3-1 record and 2.98 ERA in 38 relief appearances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brian Wolfe Stats|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wolfebr01.shtml|url-status=live|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408122224/http://www.baseball-reference.com:80/players/w/wolfebr01.shtml |archive-date=2009-04-08 }}</ref> During his major league debut, Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees may have shouted "Mine!" to distract third baseman Howie Clark from catching an easy pop fly. Clark was unable to catch the baseball because of Rodriguez and a run scored, which was charged to Wolfe.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 30, 2007|title=A-Rod distracts Jays, Damon gets 2,000th hit as Yanks snap skid|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/270530114|url-status=dead|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=ESPN|publisher=Associated Press|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222081110/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/270530114 |archive-date=2021-12-22 }}</ref> On March 28, 2009, Wolfe was optioned to Triple AAA Las Vegas 51s, and was recalled on May 1, 2009. On December 7, 2009, Wolfe refused a minor league assignment and became a free agent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Major League Baseball Transactions|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/transactions/#month=12&year=2009|url-status=live|access-date=December 9, 2009|website=MLB.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081110093729/http://mlb.mlb.com:80/mlb/transactions/ |archive-date=2008-11-10 }}</ref>
On January 8, 2010, Wolfe agreed to a contract with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball.
On July 20, 2016, Wolfe signed with the Seibu Lions.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 20, 2016|title=ブライアン・ウルフ投手 入団会見|url=http://www.seibulions.jp/news/detail/11758.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 23, 2018|website=Seibu Lions|publisher=埼玉西武ライオンズ オフィシャルサイト|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725154753/http://www.seibulions.jp:80/news/detail/11758.html |archive-date=2016-07-25 }}</ref>
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==External links== {{commonscat|Brian Wolfe}} {{baseballstats|mlb=430582|espn=28785|br=w/wolfebr01|fangraphs=8515|brm=wolfe-001bri}}, or [http://npb.jp/bis/players/71675131.html NPB]
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