Aaron Wilkerson

Aaron Daniel Wilkerson (born May 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers, and in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Fubon Guardians. After breaking two pitching records in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Cumberland University, Wilkerson overcame Tommy John surgery, and four independent league trades in a single season, to join the Boston Red Sox organization. The Red Sox traded him to the Brewers in 2016. Although he features a four-pitch mix, including a curveball, slider, and changeup, Wilkerson throws the secondary pitches sparingly in comparison to his fastball, which usually sits 91–93 mph and tops out at 95 mph, according to a Red Sox scouting report. On April 17, 2019, Wilkerson recorded his first MLB hit and home run in the same at bat, hitting a two-run home run off Michael Wacha.