| Michael Brady | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Laguna Beach, California |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | June 20 |
| Debutyear: | 2017 |
| Debutteam: | Oakland Athletics |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 30 |
| Finalyear: | 2017 |
| Finalteam: | Oakland Athletics |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 0–0 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 5.68 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 24 |
| Teams: | |
Michael James Brady (born March 21, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics.
Brady attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School and after graduating, attended the University of California, Berkeley, and played for the California Golden Bears baseball team. He was drafted as a shortstop by the Florida Marlins in the 24th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
Brady made his professional debut with the Low–A Jamestown Jammers and, later, the rookie–level Gulf Coast Marlins in 2009. Between the two teams, he played 8 games at third base and 3 games at second base.
He returned to the Jammers in 2010, but this time as a pitcher. In 49 games out of the bullpen, Brady accrued a 1–1 win–loss record with 3 saves and a 1.59 earned run average (ERA). He advanced to the Single–A Greensboro Grasshoppers and Double–A Jacksonville Suns in 2011. In 2012, he pitched for the Single–A Jupiter Hammerheads and also participated in the Arizona Fall League. His 2013 season was entirely spent at Double–A Jacksonville, where he went 2–2 with 23 saves and a 1.53 ERA.
Brady was added to the Marlins' 40-man roster after the 2013 season, but designated for assignment before the start of the 2014 season.
He was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels who assigned him to the Double-A Arkansas Travelers. He went back and forth between Double-A and the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees in 2014.
On December 10, 2015, the Angels traded Brady and fellow pitcher Trevor Gott to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Yunel Escobar and cash considerations. The Nationals invited Brady to spring training as a non–roster invitee, and he started the 2016 campaign with the Triple–A Syracuse Chiefs, going back and forth between there and the Double–A Harrisburg Senators. In 18 games (12 starts) split between the two affiliates, Brady accumulated a 3–6 record and 2.89 ERA with 72 strikeouts across 81 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.[2]
Brady signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics for 2017 that included an invitation to Spring Training. He was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds where he had a 3–1 record with 42 strikeouts and a 3.67 ERA through June 11.
He was called up by the Oakland Athletics on June 17 to work as a long-reliever out of the bullpen.[3] He made his major league debut on June 20 pitching one inning of relief against the Houston Astros.[4] He was outrighted to Triple-A on November 5, 2017, and then elected to become a free agent.
On November 27, 2017, Brady signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.[5] In 33 appearances for the Triple–A Colorado Springs Sky Sox, he struggled to a 6.91 ERA with 46 strikeouts across innings pitched. Brady elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018.[6]