US EditionTyler Brenman becomes highest ever selected Gaucho in MLB Draft | News Channel 3-12
UC SANTA BARBARA, JUL 14 – Tyler Bremner broke UC Santa Barbara's career strikeout record and posted 111 strikeouts in 2025, becoming the first college pitcher taken in this year's MLB Draft.
- Tyler Bremner, a right-handed pitcher from UC Santa Barbara, was chosen as the second pick in the 2025 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
- Bremner earned All-American honors and set a new program record with 295 career strikeouts after strong sophomore and junior seasons led to his early draft projection.
- The Angels surprised many by choosing Bremner, valuing his mid-90s fastball, devastating changeup, and 6-foot-2 frame, as scouting director Tim McIlvaine said it just felt right.
- Bremner addressed his new team stating, "You got a warrior here" and expressed eagerness to start while honoring his late mother, who battled cancer.
- As the highest-ever Gaucho draftee, Bremner aims to strengthen the Angels' struggling rotation and quickly advance through the minor leagues.
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ISLA VISTA, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara Baseball's strikeout king is now their highest-drafted player ever. With the second overall pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft, the Los Angeles Angels selected Gaucho pitcherTyler Bremner, making him both the first college player and the first pitcher selected in this year's draft. He joins Michael McGreevy and Dillon Tate — who was previously the program's highest-drafted player as the fourth over…
UCSB's Tyler Bremner Drafted No. 2 Overall by Los Angeles Angels in MLB Draft
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