| Brady Basso | |
| Team: | Oakland Athletics |
| Number: | 66 |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Pearland, Texas, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | May 31 |
| Debutyear: | 2024 |
| Debutteam: | Oakland Athletics |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Statyear: | June 16, 2024 |
| Stat1value: | 0–0 |
| Stat2value: | 5.40 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 3 |
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Brady Marshall Basso (born October 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
A native of Pearland, Texas, Basso played college baseball at Oklahoma State University. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
Basso was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 16th round, with the 494th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He made his professional debut with the rookie–level Arizona League Athletics, logging a 1.75 ERA across 15 appearances. Basso did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Basso spent the 2021 campaign with the High–A Lansing Lugnuts, registering a 4.71 ERA with 26 strikeouts across 7 appearances (4 starts).[4] He underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2021, causing him to miss the remainder of the season and the entirety of the 2022 season as a result.[5] Basso returned from injury in 2023, splitting the year between Lansing and the Double–A Midland RockHounds. In 20 appearances (17 starts) between the two affiliates, he accumulated a 2.42 ERA with 64 strikeouts across innings pitched.[6]
On November 15, 2023, the Athletics added Basso to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[7] He was optioned to the Triple–A Las Vegas Aviators to begin the 2024 season.[8] On May 14, 2024, Basso was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] However, he did not appear for Oakland and was optioned down to Las Vegas the next day.[10] On May 31, Basso was recalled to the majors following an injury to Lucas Erceg.[11] He made his MLB debut later that day against the Atlanta Braves, pitching a scoreless inning in relief and recording his first career strikeout against Marcell Ozuna.[12]