Bryan Rekar
Bryan Robert Rekar is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball during an 8-year career.
Rekar attended Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Illinois and was All-State his Junior year with a 10-0 record and a 0.90 earned run average.
Playing career
Bradley University
Bryan received a scholarship to play baseball at Bradley University where he was a 1st Team All-Missouri Valley Conference his sophomore and junior years recording 16 wins to 6 loses and an earned run average of 2.39 those 2 years. Rekar was later voted to the All-Centennial Missouri Valley Conference for Baseball and was elected into the Bradley University Hall of Fame for his baseball career.Colorado Rockies
Selected in the second round of the 1993 [Major League Baseball draft|1993 amateur draft] by the Rockies, he would wind up called up to the majors by them in 1995, pitching in 15 games. He would spend the next two seasons with the club compiling a 7-10 record with a 6.54 ERA.Tampa Bay Devil Rays
In 1998, he wound up being drafted by the expansion team Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In 2000, he set a career high in wins, ERA, innings pitched and starts.2001 would not be his best season. He went 13 straight starts without recording a win. He finished that season with a 3-13 record and a 5.89 ERA in 25 starts. After that he was released from the team.