Brent Lee Honeywell Jr. is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently pitches for the Oakland Athletics. The Tampa Bay Rays selected him in the second round of the 2014 MLB draft.
Brent Honeywell, Sr. and Sabrina Cantera White raised Honeywell in Carnesville, Georgia. Brent Honeywell, the older, was a Michigan high school teacher and former Minor League Baseball player who moved to Georgia after playing for the Augusta Pirates.
Honeywell played baseball for his father, the school’s coach, at Franklin County High School in Carnesville.
He went undrafted out of high school and spent a year at Walters State Community College, where he went 10–3 with a 2.81 ERA, 102 strikeouts, and only 15 walks.
During that season, his speed climbed from the mid-80s to the high-90s. Honeywell was selected in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.
Honeywell was transferred to the Oakland Athletics for monetary considerations on November 19, 2021.
Brent Honeywell, his father, played Minor League Baseball from 1988 to 1990. Mike Marshall, a two-time All-Star and 1974 NL Cy Young Award winner, is his father’s cousin.
How Much Does Brent Honeywell Jr. Make?
Brent Honeywell is paid an average of $700,000 each year. Honeywell’s base compensation will be $700,000 in 2022.