Brian Bannister

Brian Patrick Bannister is an American director of pitching for the Chicago White Sox. He is a former professional baseball starting pitcher who played for the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2006 through 2010. He played college baseball as a walk-on for the University of Southern California. Bannister was selected by the Mets in the seventh round of the 2003 MLB draft. He previously served as assistant pitching coach and vice president of pitching development for the Boston Red Sox.

28 February 1981

Born on the same birth day (28 February): Alexander Zickler • Ben Hecht • Bobb'e J. Thompson • Charles Durning • Daniel C. Tsui • Jovan Vraniškovski • Masato Tanaka • Mercedes Ruehl • Quinn Shephard • Salvador Flamenco • Sébastien Bourdais • Tom Aldredge • Tore Svennberg • Vitor Roque

Born in the same month (February 1981): Brad Halsey • Calum Best • Christian Giménez (footballer, born 1981) • Diego Martínez (Mexican footballer, born 1981) • Gareth Barry • Holly Willoughby • Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Josh Groban • Lee Ok-sung • Lleyton Hewitt • Luke Ridnour • Matteo Brighi • Randy de Puniet • Ricky Barnes • Rita Jeptoo • Shim Eun-jin • Steve Gohouri • Uzo Aduba