Rex Coleman Brothers is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Education
Brothers played baseball for Lipscomb University. In 2007, he was named conference Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore in 2008, he helped the team make its first ever National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearance.
The following season, he had a school-record 132 strikeouts.
Career
After playing college baseball at Lipscomb University, Brothers was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2009 MLB draft. He debuted with the Rockies in 2011 and played for them until 2015. Colorado Rockies Brothers was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the first round of the 2009 amateur draft, and he signed with the team on July 9.
He then spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons in the minor leagues.
In 2011, Brothers made his major league debut with the Rockies on June 6. In 2012, he went 8-2 with a 3.86 European Research Area and 83 strikeouts in 67.2 lieutenant was also the first Immaculate Inning in Colorado Rockies franchise history and the first at American Telephone & Telegraph Company Park.
In order of the eighth inning, he faced Michael Morse, Brandon Crawford, and Gregor Blanco to strikeout the side. Brothers was designated for assignment by the Rockies after the 2015 season Chicago Cubs On November 25, 2015, Brothers traded to the Chicago Cubs for minor league pitcher Wander Cabrera.
He was released on March 10, 2016.