# Brian Wolfe
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{{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](/source/Pitcher)
| team =
| number =
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|29}}
| birth_place = [Fullerton, California](/source/Fullerton%2C_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](/source/Win_(baseball))
| stat1value = 5–5
| stat2label = [Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
| stat2value = 3.81
| stat3label = [Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
| 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](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays) ({{mlby|2007}}–{{mlby|2009}})
*[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters](/source/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters) ({{npby|2010}}–{{npby|2013}})
*[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks](/source/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks) ({{npby|2014}}–{{npby|2015}})
*[Saitama Seibu Lions](/source/Saitama_Seibu_Lions) ({{npby|2016}}–{{npby|2018}})
|awards=
*2× [Japan Series](/source/Japan_Series) champion (2014, 2015)
}}
'''Brian Thomas Wolfe''' (born November 29, 1980) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) who played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) for the [Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays), and in [Nippon Professional Baseball](/source/Nippon_Professional_Baseball) (NPB) for the [Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters](/source/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters), [Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks](/source/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks), and [Saitama Seibu Lions](/source/Saitama_Seibu_Lions).
==Career==
Wolfe was called up by the Blue Jays in {{mlby|2007}} and finished the year with a 3-1 [record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) and 2.98 [ERA](/source/Earned_run_average) in 38 relief appearances.[{{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](/source/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 }}] During his major league debut, [Alex Rodriguez](/source/Alex_Rodriguez) of the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) may have shouted "Mine!" to distract [third baseman](/source/third_baseman) [Howie Clark](/source/Howie_Clark) from catching an easy pop fly. Clark was unable to catch the baseball because of Rodriguez and a [run](/source/Run_(baseball)) scored, which was charged to Wolfe.[{{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](/source/ESPN)|publisher=[Associated Press](/source/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 }}] On March 28, 2009, Wolfe was optioned to Triple AAA [Las Vegas 51s](/source/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.[{{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](/source/MLB.com)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081110093729/http://mlb.mlb.com:80/mlb/transactions/ |archive-date=2008-11-10 }}]
On January 8, 2010, Wolfe agreed to a contract with the [Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters](/source/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters) in the [Pacific League](/source/Pacific_League) of [Nippon Professional Baseball](/source/Nippon_Professional_Baseball).
On July 20, 2016, Wolfe signed with the [Seibu Lions](/source/Seibu_Lions).[{{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](/source/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 }}]
==References==
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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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Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Category:American expatriate baseball players in Japan
Category:Baseball players from Fullerton, California
Category:Brevard County Manatees players
Category:Dunedin Blue Jays players
Category:Fort Myers Miracle players
Category:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players
Category:Grand Canyon Rafters players
Category:Gulf Coast Twins players
Category:Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
Category:Huntsville Stars players
Category:Las Vegas 51s players
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:New Britain Rock Cats players
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Category:Peoria Javelinas players
Category:Quad Cities River Bandits players
Category:Rochester Red Wings players
Category:Saitama Seibu Lions players
Category:Syracuse Chiefs players
Category:Toronto Blue Jays players
Category:Servite High School alumni
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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