Foundation Academy baseball hire former big leaguer as new pitching coah

Jake Brigham, a sixth-round selection in the 2006 MLB Draft and CFCA alumnus, brings 18 years of pro ball experience to the Lions staff.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 a.m. March 7, 2025

Sports
High Schools

Foundation Academy baseball announced the hiring of former professional baseball player and MLB draft pick Jake Brigham as its new pitching coach.

Brigham, a sixth-round selection by the Texas Rangers in the 2006 MLB Draft and CFCA alumnus, brings 18 years of professional baseball playing experience to the Lions coaching staff, making his Big League debut in 2015 for the Atlanta Braves.

Following his lone season in MLB, Brigham spent eight seasons playing pro ball across Asia — most recently spending the 2022 and 2023 seasons with Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.