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Brian Wolfe, a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays who later played nine seasons in Japan, died suddenly at age 45 on September 15. Born in Fullerton, California, Wolfe was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the sixth round of the 1999 MLB Draft and had a career spanning both American and Japanese leagues before retiring at 37 years old.
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Brian Wolfe, a former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher, passed away suddenly at the age of 45 on Tuesday, September 15. His wife, Rachell Wolfe, shared the tragic news on her Facebook account, describing it as "a really really difficult and torturous battle." Born in Fullerton, California, Wolfe was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the sixth round of the 1999 MLB Draft out of Servite High School. He spent six years in the Twins' minor league system before being traded to Toronto in January 2006 for Corey Koskie. During his three seasons with the Blue Jays, Wolfe made a total of 72 major league appearances and had a career ERA of 3.81. After MLB, he played nine years overseas in Japan. The cause of death has not been disclosed.
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Brian Wolfe died at the age of 45 on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
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Wolfe’s wife, Rachell, shared the tragic news on social media.
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Wolfe pitched three seasons in Major League Baseball with the Blue Jays before a nine-year career overseas in Japan.
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Wolfe → pitch → Japan
“I’m sorry to write this but after a really really difficult and torturous battle Brian Wolfe passed away early this morning,” Rachell Wolfe wrote Tuesday on her Facebook account.
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No specific cause of death has been confirmed.
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He was selected by the Minnesota Twins.
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Wolfe spent six years pitching in the Twin’s minor league system, reaching Triple-A. He was released in May 2005 and finished the season in the Milwaukee Brewers’ system.
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In January 2006, Milwaukee traded Wolfe to Toronto in exchange for Corey Koskie.
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In the Blue Jays’ system, the right-hander was promoted quickly through the minors and made his major league debut in May 2007.
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That season, Wolfe made a career-high 38 MLB appearances out of Toronto’s bullpen sporting a 2.98 ERA.
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Wolfe made 72 major league appearances across three seasons.
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He went 5-5 with a 3.81 ERA.
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After the 2009 season, Wolfe became a free agent and began another chapter of baseball career with the Nippon Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball.
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He started 77 games for the Fighters from 2010-13.
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At 37 years old, Wolfe retired.
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Former MLB outfielder Brandon Barnes confirmed Wolfe’s death in a video posted to Facebook Wednesday.
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