Ottawa, ON - The Ottawa Titans Baseball Club announced today the re-signing of right-handed pitcher Thomas Bruss and the addition of left-handed pitcher Javier Reynoso for the upcoming 2024 Frontier League season.

Bruss, 24, returns to the nation’s capital after splitting the 2023 season with the Titans and the Lake Erie Crushers. In 32 total appearances out of the bullpen, the righty went 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA over 37.1 innings of work. The 6-foot-8 power arm fanned 37 opposing hitters. Bruss worked in seven contests for the Titans, allowing just three runs over 6.1 frames with seven punchouts.

Hailing from Rochester, Minnesota, Bruss broke into professional baseball with the New Jersey Jackals in 2022, going 1-0 in 12 games out of the bullpen. Before hitting the pro ranks, Bruss spent five seasons of collegiate baseball at Augustana University (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) from 2018-2022. For the Vikings, the towering hurler was a career 9-8 with a 4.52 ERA over 64 appearances (three starts, 61 in relief) and 93.1 innings, striking out an impressive 114, good enough for an 11.0 K/9.

Reynoso, 31, joins the Titans after returning to professional baseball last summer with the Windy City ThunderBolts. Working in 12 contests a year ago (ten starts, two in relief), Reynoso went 4-1 with a 4.57 ERA over 63 innings – walking 31 and striking out 61. In eight of his starts, the lefty tossed into the sixth inning, which included nine dominant innings in his final start of the season on August 31^st against Lake Erie.

A product of Odessa, Florida, Reynoso was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 23^rd round of the 2013 MLB Draft. The 5-foot-11 southpaw played collegiately at Middle Georgia State University (Macon, Georgia) and Coastal Carolina University (Conway, South Carolina) before turning pro. Reynoso is a lifetime 12-12 with a 5.17 ERA in 117 appearances (24 starts, 93 in relief) over 235 innings between MiLB, Mexico, the Can-Am League, and the Frontier League.

2024 Ottawa Titans Player Signings

INF Evan Berkey

RHP Thomas Bruss

INF Erasmo Caballero

RHP Evan Elliott

INF Michael Fuhrman

LHP Frankie Giuliano

LHP Evan Grills

UTIL Jake Guenther

LHP Tyler Jandron

LHP Grant Larson

LHP Bryan Peña

RHP Erasmo Piñales

RHP Scott Prins

LHP Javier Reynoso

OF Jake Sanford

INF Jamey Smart

UTIL Jackie Urbaez

RHP Brooks Walton

INF AJ Wright

UTIL Taylor Wright

The Ottawa Titans open the 2024 season on Friday, May 10^th against the New England Knockouts. The Titans’ home opener is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21^st versus the Tri-City ValleyCats at Ottawa Stadium.

For information on season tickets, group outings, and nine-game mini packs, visit the Titans’ official website at www.ottawatitans.com.