| Jordan Brewer | |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | St. Joseph, Michigan |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Jordan Austin Brewer (born August 1, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.
Brewer was born and grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan, and attended St. Joseph High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football. In football, Brewer was named All-State as a wide receiver and committed to join the Michigan Wolverines football team as a preferred walk-on before he was forced to end his football career after dislocating his shoulder for a second time.[1]
Brewer began his collegiate baseball career at Lincoln Trail College after receiving a scholarship to play at the school.[2] He was named first team All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference after batting .368 with nine home runs, 42 RBI, and 45 runs scored as a freshman and repeated as a first team selection as a sophomore after hitting .367 with three home runs, 31 RBI, and 38 runs scored.[3] Brewer committed to continue his collegiate career at Michigan. He batted .329 with 12 home runs and 59 RBI with 25 stolen bases and was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year as the Wolverines went to the 2019 College World Series final.[4]
Brewer was drafted in the third round by the Houston Astros in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[5] He signed with the team and was assigned to the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Low–A New York–Penn League with whom he batted .130 over 16 games.[6]
Brewer did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] He spent the 2021 season with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers of the Low-A East, slashing .275/.375/.410 with six home runs, 41 RBI, and 21 stolen bases.[8]
Brewer began the 2024 with the Double–A Corpus Christi Hooks, slashing .224/.305/.363 with seven home runs, 31 RBI, and 10 stolen bases across 84 games. Brewer was released by the Astros organization on August 5, 2024.[9]