Bryse Wilson was born on December 20, 1997, in Durham, North Carolina, to parents Chad and Tracey.[1][2] His father is a truck driver, and his mother works for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.[3] He has a younger brother Payton, who plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[4][5][6]
Wilson attended Orange High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina and played both baseball and football.[7] As a senior, he was named The News & Observer's high school athlete of the year.[8] That year, Wilson pitched to a 10–2 record, with six shutouts and three no-hitters, as well as a perfect game in the 3A playoffs. In his high school career, he won 33 games, and lost only four.[9] Wilson was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft, 109th overall, and offered a $1.2 million signing bonus.[10]
Professional career
Atlanta Braves
Wilson made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Braves in 2016, going 1–1 with an 0.68 ERA in 26.2 innings pitched.[11] He spent 2017 with the Rome Braves and was selected to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.[12] Wilson posted a 10–7 record, 2.50 ERA, and 139 strikeouts in 137 total innings pitched for Rome.[13][14]
He began the 2018 season with the Florida Fire Frogs,[15] and in May, was promoted to the Mississippi Braves.[16] On July 31, Wilson joined the Gwinnett Stripers.[17] Across three minor league levels prior to his promotion to the major leagues, Wilson started 23 games, compiling an 8–5 win–loss record and 3.23 ERA.[18]
Wilson was promoted to the major leagues on August 20, 2018, and debuted the same day against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[19] Wilson pitched five innings, yielding three hits and three walks alongside five strikeouts.[20] He earned the victory in the Braves' 1–0 win, and became the youngest pitcher to win his debut by that score.[21][3] Wilson was optioned to Gwinnett after the game.[22] In 2018 with the Braves he pitched seven innings over three games.[23]
In 2019, he was 1–1 with a 7.20 ERA in 20.0 innings over six games (four starts).[23]
In 2020, he was 1–0 with one save and a 4.02 ERA in 15.2 innings over six games (two starts).[23]
Wilson was announced as Atlanta’s Game 4 starter in the NLCS on October 14, 2020. The following day, in his first postseason start, Wilson gave up one run over six innings with 5 strikeouts. The Braves handled the Dodgers, 10–2, to go up 3–1 in the series.
On January 4, 2023, Wilson was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for cash considerations.[25][26] In 53 appearances out of the bullpen, he compiled a 6–0 record and 2.58 ERA with 61 strikeouts across 76+2⁄3 innings pitched.
Wilson made 34 appearances for Milwaukee in 2024, registering a 5–4 record and 4.04 ERA with 82 strikeouts over 104+2⁄3 innings pitched. On November 4, Wilson was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Nashville Sounds, but he rejected the assignment and elected free agency.[27]
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