Brent Knackert

Brent Bradley Knackert (born August 1, 1969) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox (1996). Listed at 6' 3" and 185 lb., he threw and batter right-handed.

Knackert attended Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach, California. He was suspended in 1987, his senior year, for skipping classes, which limited him to seven innings pitched of high school baseball that year. He threw an 88 mile-per-hour fastball as a senior. After an impressive performance at semi-pro games, the Chicago White Sox selected him in the second round of the 1987 MLB draft. He signed for $62,500. Knackert gained 30 pounds of weight during his first two seasons in the minor leagues before White Sox staff started a weight-loss program for him, and he dropped 20 pounds by mid-1989.

After his first season in the majors, Knackert returned to the minors. Seattle released him in April 1993, and he returned to the Mets organization. He signed with the Red Sox in November 1995 and returned to the majors at age 26 in 1996, which was his final season in professional baseball.

In the majors, Knackert had a 1–2 record with 33 strikeouts and a 7.04 ERA in 32 appearances, including two starts, in innings pitched.