Craig Breslow

Craig Breslow
Craig Breslow
	Breslow with the Boston Red Sox in 2006
Boston Red Sox
	Chief Baseball Officer / Pitcher
	Born: August 8, 1980; New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	July 23, 2005, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 2017, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	23–30
Earned run average	3.45
Strikeouts	442
Teams
	As player San Diego Padres (2005); Boston Red Sox (2006); Cleveland Indians (2008); Minnesota Twins (2008–2009); Oakland Athletics (2009–2011); Arizona Diamondbacks (2012); Boston Red Sox (2012–2015); Miami Marlins (2016); Minnesota Twins (2017); Cleveland Indians (2017); As executive Chicago Cubs (2019–2023); Boston Red Sox (2023–present);
Career highlights and awards
	2x World Series champion (2007, 2013);

Craig Andrew Breslow (pronounced BREHZ-loh; born August 8, 1980) is an American baseball executive and former professional baseball pitcher. He is currently the Chief Baseball Officer of the Boston Red Sox. Breslow pitched for 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox (including as a member of the 2013 World Series championship team), Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Miami Marlins. He also pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

Breslow was selected in the 26th round of the 2002 MLB draft by the Milwaukee Brewers, and debuted in MLB with the Padres in 2005. He made his final MLB appearance during the 2017 season. As of the end of the 2018 season, he ranked fourth among all active left-handed MLB pitchers in career appearances.

As a senior at Yale University, where he majored in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, Breslow led the Ivy League with a 2.56 earned run average. During his MLB career, he was called the "smartest man in baseball" by reporters at the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Wall Street Journal. In 2010, the Sporting News named him the smartest athlete on their top 20 list.

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