Born: (1986-01-09) 9 January 1986 (age 38) Perth, Australia
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Brendan James Wise is an Australian former professional baseball player. He married Janine (Kozlowski) Wise in 2013 and together they have a son, Theodore Thomas, born in May 2020.
Career
Wise started baseball in the US when he went overseas and played at a small Community College and was picked in the 8th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Tigers.[1]
The following year, Wise gave up for three runs in just two innings during the 2007 Claxton Shield. He had a satisfactory minor league season for the Lakeland Flying Tigers with a 3.12 ERA in 31 games and was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves. In the 2007 Baseball World Cup, he appeared in five games, with a 5.40 ERA and allowed one run in three innings in the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament, where Australia failed to advance to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In 2008, Wise pitched for both Lakeland (1–3, 4.64 ERA in 18 games) and Erie (2–1, 3.30 ERA) and helped Perth to win both the 2008 and 2009 Claxton Shield.[3] As of 1 August 2009, he started the season with Lakeland recording 1–1 with a 3.32 ERA before being promoted to Erie, where he is currently a clean 4–0 with a 4.30 ERA. He was also with Australia for the 2009 World Baseball Classic,[4][5] and again for the 2009 Baseball World Cup.[6]