Brian Mazone

Who is Brian Mazone?

Brian Keith Mazone is a former professional baseball pitcher. He most recently played with the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 2010.

Mazone was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Braves in 1998 out of the University of San Diego. He had previously played ball at San Dieguito Academy. He played one season in the Braves minor league system, with the Class A Eugene Emeralds. He performed poorly in 20 games with the Emeralds and was released.

He went to spring training with the Boston Red Sox in 1999 and the Detroit Tigers in 2000 but failed to make the club, pitching instead with the Zion Pioneerzz of the independent Western League. He led the Western League in shutouts in 2000 and finished fifth in the league in complete games. He missed all of the 2001 season while recovering from an injury.

Mazone returned to action with the Joliet JackHammers of the Northern League in 2002, leading the league in starts, innings and strikeouts. He was picked up by the Milwaukee Brewers after the season and went 0-7 with their Class-A team before he was released and finished the year with Joliet.

In 2004 with Joliet, Mazone finished 1st in the Northern League in shutouts and ERA and 2nd in complete game. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants in August and assigned to AA, eventually finishing the season with the AAA Fresno Grizzlies. He remained in the Giants system in 2005 and then signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2006.