Brandon Duckworth

Brandon J. Duckworth (born January 23, 1976) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who is currently a scout. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, and Kansas City Royals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Since 2014, Duckworth has worked for the New York Yankees professional scouting department.

Career Duckworth graduated from Kearns High School in Kearns, Utah, in 1994. He attended the College of Southern Idaho and California State University, Fullerton. In 1997, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

On August 13, 1997, Duckworth signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent. From 2001 through 2003, Duckworth compiled a 15–18 win–loss record in 65 games (58 starts). Duckworth spent the next two years in Houston, splitting his playing time between the majors and Triple-A. He began the season with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, going 8–3 with a 2.42 ERA in 12 starts. He was immediately added to the Royals' starting rotation, and took the loss in his Royals debut on June 13 despite allowing just two earned runs in innings. He finished the season with a 1–5 record and a 6.11 ERA in 10 games (eight starts). Duckworth spent the majority of the season in the bullpen, going 3–5 with one save and a 4.63 ERA in 26 games (three starts). However, in January 2008, he was designated for assignment by the Royals to make room on the organizational roster for free agent signee Brett Tomko. Duckworth passed through waivers, and on February 1, the Royals announced that he had accepted an assignment to the Triple-A Omaha Royals. On August 24, 2008, Duckworth was recalled by Kansas City to start; in his first game, he went five innings while giving up three earned runs, and was credited with the win. Duckworth was 3–3 with a 4.50 ERA in seven starts to finish the 2008 season.

On December 3, 2010, Duckworth signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. On July 25, 2012, the Red Sox granted him his release so he could play in Japan. As of 2019, he remained in the employ of the Yankees professional scouting department.