KIA Brooks before returning to the ML from the cannabis smuggling KBO
Brooks took the mound as a starter against the Colorado Rockies in the 2024 Major League Baseball regular season at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on the 22nd (Korea time) and recorded six hits (two homers), one walk, three strikeouts and three runs in six innings.
Brooks, who came down the mound with the team trailing, was on the verge of losing, but Oakland scored two points in the seventh and one point in the eighth to make a 5-4 comeback win, recording a no-decision.
Brooks got off to a bad start in the first inning. He allowed Charlie Blackmon, the leadoff hitter, to get on base. The next batter, Ezekiel Toba, struck out with a swing and miss, but the third batter, Ryan McMan, hit a changeup at the sixth pitch after a full count game, allowing a two-run homer. It was a ball that fell off the strike zone, but McMan kicked it well and flew it out of the fence.
Brooks, who allowed a home run, seemed to falter after being hit by Elias Diaz, but struck out Chris Bryant and grounded Brandon Rogers to shortstop to end a rough first inning.
In the top of the second inning, Brooks gave up a walk to Brenton Doyle with one out. Then, third baseman Abraham Toro made an error on Jordan Beck's hit, making it one out and runners on the first and second bases. When Blackmon hit a fly ball to right field, the second baseman advanced to make it two out, to the first and third bases, and Beck stole second and was on the verge of being two out, two out and runners on the second and third bases. Brooks ended the inning by treating Tova with a fly ball to center field after six pitches in the crisis of losing points.
He stabilized in the third inning. Brooks, who met McMan who allowed a homer in the first inning, got revenge by hitting a grounder to the second base. Despite being hit by Diaz, he grounded out Bryant by hitting a fly ball to the first and Rogers to the third base thanks to Toro's stellar defense, blocking four batters in the third inning. In the bottom of the third inning, Oakland started a 1-2 chase after J.D. Davis hit a solo home run.
Brooks handled the ball with a fly ball to center field, a strikeout swinging at right field and a fly ball to right field in the fourth inning, and thus took the only game out of the third inning. While seeking stability, Brooks lost another point in the fifth inning. With one out, the first slider he threw to Toba flocked to the center, which led to a large solo shot over the fence. After the homerun, Brooks remained steadfast and blocked McMan with a straight hit to left field and Diaz with a fly ball to first base.
Brooks, who took the mound in the sixth inning, grounded out Bryant and Rodgers in succession to secure two outs. He was on the verge of hitting first and third bases after consecutive hits by Cave and Doyle, but handled Beck with a fly ball to right field to complete the quality start pitching by allowing three runs in six innings.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, when the team was losing 1-3, Oakland's batters trailed 2-3 by JJ Bloody, who scored a run taking advantage of his opponent's wild pitch after a triple. In the top of the seventh inning, Colorado's Toba hit consecutive homeruns, widening the gap to 2-4. Oakland won the game 5-4 with Seth Brown's tying two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh inning and Toro's upset winning solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Brooks, who was drafted 276th overall in the ninth round of the 2011 rookie draft, made his big league debut in 2014. Until 2019, Brooks played for Oakland, Baltimore, and St. Louis in 47 games (28 starts) with nine wins, 13 losses, and a 6.49 ERA.
Brooks, who was reborn as an ace with an outstanding performance of 11 wins and 4 losses and a 2.50 ERA in 23 games at KIA in 2020, ended the season early with his family history, but he succeeded in renewing his contract.
In August, during the ongoing 2021 season, Brooks was shocked by the hemp controversy. Accused without physical detention of importing e-cigarette cartridges containing liquid cannabis and hemp jelly from the U.S. through an internet site, Brooks was eventually removed from KIA. His 2021 record was 3-5 with a 3.35 ERA in 13 games. He returned to the U.S. after being sentenced to two and a half years in prison and three years of probation at a trial held in January 2022.
Brooks, who signed a minor contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, successfully returned to the big leagues in 2022 but was released after the end of the season, leaving a humble record of 7.71 ERA in five games (nine ⅓ innings). He then signed a minor contract with the San Diego Padres and challenged the Major League again, but after spending one season in Triple-A in 2023, he became free again.
Brooks, who had considered retiring as a player, texted Oakland General Manager David Post in February 2024 to seek jobs in person. As a result, he was able to sign a minor contract a week before the spring camp. Brooks, who had been recording one win, six losses and a 4.57 ERA in eight Triple-A games, got an opportunity as a number of injuries continued to his Oakland starting lineup.
Brooks, who made his big league comeback against the Houston Astros on the 16th, pitched well with seven hits, one walk, five strikeouts and three runs in seven innings, but his team lost 0-3 and suffered a loss. In his second appearance against Colorado, he also gave a green light to the big league's survival competition by impressing himself with a quality start, although he did not secure a victory.
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