Brian Holman

Brian Scott Holman (born January 25, 1965) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos and Seattle Mariners from 1988 to 1991.

Amateur career Holman started his high school baseball career at Aurora Hinkley High School in Aurora, Colorado. He earned “All Centennial League” First Team Pitcher honors and was selected to the Colorado Division AAA “All State” High School Baseball Team.

In 1982, Holman moved to Wichita, Kansas and attended Wichita North High School. As a senior, he was named a high school All-American.

Professional career The Montreal Expos selected Holman in the first round of the 1983 MLB draft with the 16th overall selection. He decided to forgo a college baseball scholarship to the University of Nebraska to play professionally. and in 1987 was named an “All Star” for all of Double-A baseball and The Sporting News Southern League Pitcher of the Year.

Holman made his major league debut with Montreal on June 25, 1988 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. On June 30, he recorded his first MLB win with a five-hit complete game shutout against Tom Glavine and the Atlanta Braves.

The Expos traded Holman along with Randy Johnson and Gene Harris on May 25, 1989 to the Seattle Mariners for Mark Langston and a player to be named later, later identified as Mike Campbell.

On April 9, 1990, Holman was the Mariners Opening Night starting pitcher against the California Angels and recorded the win with a 7–4 victory. Eleven days later on April 20, at Oakland, he retired the first 26 batters he faced; Ken Phelps' home run beyond right fielder Henry Cotto turned his near-perfect game into the fourth one-hitter in Mariners history. Holman was named the American League (AL) Player of the Week following that performance, sharing the award with teammate Ken Griffey Jr. He pitched in spring training in 1993, and the Cincinnati Reds claimed him off waivers that October. He pitched for the Reds' Florida Instructional League team that fall and in spring training in 1994. Cincinnati released him during the season and he retired that June.

Post-playing career After retiring, Holman worked for a charitable organization, Alistar Institute, that supported orphanages and microcredit lending. He got the job on a recommendation from teammate Dave Valle. He is also a player adviser/representative for Baseball Management Services. He previously coached baseball at Andale High School in Andale, Kansas.

Holman is married and has 4 children. Their son David had a tumor in his brain removed as a child. Their daughter Kassidy died of leukemia in 2006. Their family moved to Ellensburg, Washington in 1998, then moved to Kansas in 2005, and later moved to Texas.