Brandon Lee Kintzler is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

Pitcher

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 for the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

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Career

Kintzler was drafted by the San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...

 in the 40th round of the 2004 amateur entry draft. In 2004, he played for their Rookie Arizona League Padres and Class A (Short Season) Eugene Emeralds

Eugene Emeralds

The Eugene Emeralds is a minor league baseball team in Eugene, Oregon, United States. They are a short-season Class A team in the Northwest League, and have been a farm team of the San Diego Padres since 2001....

. In addition to playing for those teams again in 2005, he also pitched for the Class A Fort Wayne Wizards

Fort Wayne Wizards

The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the San Diego Padres, that plays in the Midwest League. They won their first Midwest League Championship in 2009.-History:...

. After sitting out the 2006 season, he returned to play for the independent Northern League's Winnipeg Goldeyes

Winnipeg Goldeyes

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 in 2007 and 2008. He began the 2009 season with the independent American Association's St. Paul Saints

St. Paul Saints

The St. Paul Saints are a professional baseball team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States. The Saints are a member of the North Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...

. During the season, he was signed to a minor league contract with the Brewers and assigned to the Double-A Huntsville Stars

Huntsville Stars

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. Kintzler started the 2010 season with Huntsville, but was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds

Nashville Sounds

The Nashville Sounds are a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League , and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the city's association with the music industry...

 that June. After the conclusion of the 2010 Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League

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 season on September 6, Kintzler was promoted to Milwaukee. He made his major league debut on September 10.

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