baseball born march american professional baseball relief pitcher pitched major_league_baseball mlb san_francisco_giants los_angeles_dodgers stands feet inches tall weighs pounds throws bats right handed throws fastball cutter fastball wilson pitched college career ended junior season injured elbow underwent surgery san_francisco_giants selected draft reached major leagues giants regular closer end led national_league saves posted era saved games level playoffs including world series week season wilson injured elbow subsequently underwent second surgery completed recovery midway season signed los_angeles_dodgers pitching effectively late inning playoffs able continue success dodgers released season wilson known large black beard began growing pennant race early life wilson born winchester massachusetts march second grade moved new_hampshire today talks little childhood discuss father air_force veteran demanding fall brian bag leaves bury woods winter brian spend seven hours snow weekends brian said interview think need raised friend dad going strict day going understand little late pass away chance thanks understand things man understand wilson years old father diagnosed cancer father fought disease years dying wilson attending wilson today says man father diagnosed story writer said wilson high school years honor roll student clashed authority figures didn appreciate occasional lack filter story number faculty speculated teachers didn understand wilson life situation time assistant principal school added happened probably worst time anybody lose dad watching dad deteriorate years probably singular thing formed personality high school career wilson coach noticed wilson ability concentrate baseball specifically remembered home game wilson senior year happened shortly father death fewer professional scouts radar guns showed pitch according wilson completely oblivious appearance ate drank warmed pitched hitter apparently noticing scouts cleveland indians offered contract straight high school sign opting attend college instead college career coach saw wilson pitch tournament california offered scholarship played baseball team eventually starter time wilson pitched games starts accumulated wins losses saves middle season march injured elbow underwent surgery played swamp bats new england collegiate baseball league summer league collegiate prospects despite facing extensive rehabilitation wilson chose enter major_league_baseball draft professional career minor leagues coming surgery wilson drafted san_francisco_giants 24th round began career class south atlantic league games record earned run average era strikeouts walks innings pitched starts year time started games professionally giants switched single year wilson began pitching games record era strikeouts seven walks innings pitched saves good second league performance caused san_francisco_chronicle mention minor report pitched double posting record saves era strikeouts walks innings pitched games posting record saves era strikeouts walks innings pitched games san_francisco_giants season wilson began getting called majors april replace designated assignment struggling begin season major league debut day relief pitching innings surrendering hits runs striking later revealed hurt inning continued pitching second informing injury afterward placed disabled list month returned optioned june activated giants manager said wilson getting playing time wilson giants july got career save inherited runners eighth inning throwing scoreless innings victory san_diego_padres games record era strikeouts walks innings pitched games record era strikeouts walks innings pitched season wilson competed closer role spring training struggled posted era giants optioned minors start season building record era strikeouts walks saves innings pitched games wilson called august demoted initially setup man closer took closer september lost role went pitch games recording record era strikeouts walks innings pitched saves season wilson remained giants closer kept role season recorded consecutive saves august longest streak giant straight wilson named leading saves half season gave hits struck innings loss american_league continued lead league saves passed end august despite posting era september wilson converted save opportunities final seven games year posted era converting seven opportunities games record era strikeouts walks innings pitched converted saves attempts saves tied total second league season june wilson saved win johnson searching win gave run innings game giants lead eighth inning runners second nationals outs wilson called save walked load bases bring loaded count throwing called strike end inning wilson pitched scoreless ninth preserving victory johnson september outs strikes ninth inning giants leading chicago_cubs score wilson gave run home run loss hurt giants chances reaching playoffs games wilson record era strikeouts walks innings pitched blew seven saves saves tied total led league saves requiring outs season spring training wilson asked thought baseball elite turn quote replied elite closer closer world series win final final win season consider elite march wilson agreed contract extension giants struck batters innings recording save victory new_york_mets houston bases loaded outs giants leading ninth inning wilson struck pitch bat end game day houston runners second outs giants leading ninth wilson retired end game june wilson entered eighth inning bases loaded giants leading wilson struck retired end inning pitched scoreless ninth earn save recorded saves chances named threw scoreless eighth inning contest victory october final day regular season giants faced led game west wilson threw scoreless inning earn save clinch division giants wilson converted 48th save day tying giants single season save record held finished season record era strikeouts walks inning pitched games converted save opportunities led majors saves leading major leagues saves outs named year baseball closer year season finished 13th valuable player mvp voting postseason wilson playoff debut game blew save partly error earned saves games giants defeated braves games championship series giants faced philadelphia_phillies game wilson threw scoreless inning earned win victory game wilson entered eighth inning runners second giants leading got line double play pitched ninth inning striking ryan_howard runners base series giants joined pitchers win save games postseason series kansas_city matched feat giants faced texas_rangers world series wilson appeared games allowing runs recorded save series game giants won world series season wilson strained oblique muscle spring training opened season activated april posting era games wilson posted era game detroit_tigers july wilson blew save second straight game taken game entering wilson took throwing cooler smashing bat giants won game got save wilson elected star game earned save victory wilson placed august right elbow time injury saves september giants reactivated games decided shut wilson final games season games record era strikeouts walks innings pitched converted save opportunities tied eighth season wilson season short lived giants leading entering ninth inning april second appearance season save giants walked run retired bases loaded earn save injured elbow game underwent surgery second time career april causing miss remainder season injury season wilson appearances era save giants went win second world series years wilson expressed confidence interview april return giants coming injury owed million non season free agent time career end season ranked time saves giant free agency wilson chose sign team season wanted recovered surgery attempted comeback july threw bullpen session teams scouts hope sign contender los_angeles_dodgers july wilson agreed contract los_angeles_dodgers remainder season weeks dodgers training facility arizona began minor league rehab assignment joined dodgers active roster august debut team august appeared games dodgers record era regardless signing team late season wilson relief appearances postseason giving earned run dodgers lost december wilson agreed year million contract return dodgers deal contained player option season numbers good era appearances october announced exercising player option dodgers designated assignment december released dodgers december free agent scouting report wilson power pitcher repertoire pitches throws straight fastball mph main pitches cut fastball fastball traveled mph cut fastball allowed use fewer started throwing fastball starts away right handed hitter left handed hitter dramatic inward outward movement plate experimented wilson said pitching players worried potential outcome man sport doubts accept failure certainly situation thinking going happen going happen game isn negative emotions scared personality wilson noted flamboyant personality mlb star game wilson debuted pair bright orange continued wear season july manager complained shoes bright wilson received fine mlb day responded coloring half shoes black marker said fact thinks shoes throw cut little far guess probably checked performance enhancing stated punished having awesome feet addition wilson large black beard began growing presumably giants playoff run admitted saying dark play lot day games focused decided giants season failed win world series giants playoff run giants fans began growing wearing fake fans fear beard held signs bearing motto began growing beard intermittently wilson number left shoulder dragon honor father represents protection fear wilson dad gave chest words father right wrist celtic cross lettering says honor symbolize christian faith finally characters arm symbolize faith father son eternal strength wilson enjoyed great deal media attention career locally produced self filmed reality called cheap seats following world series photo wilson celebrating teammate appeared cover sports_illustrated wilson appeared tonight jay_leno frequently starred commercials wilson christian age adopted gesture crossing arms left hand glove right hand underneath pointing index finger looking sky honors late father died cancer wilson performs records save closes game memorial day wilson announced memory father air_force veteran scholarships cadets scholarship need based scholarship available college junior senior later year july wilson gave away baseball gloves members baseball program frequently wilson references machine character movie episode cheap seats dressed machine walk past background leather supposedly unknown time interview rome wilson appeared receive machine pulled leather mask allegedly machine pocket rome
Brian Wilson (baseball)