Braden Allen Webb (born April 25, 1995) is an American

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for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He was drafted by the

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in the 3rd round of the

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Amateur career

Webb attended Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma. He played for the school's baseball team and committed to attend the University of South Carolina (USC) to play

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for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He was also considered a top prospect in the

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. Owasso's baseball team went undefeated in 2013, his junior year, and Webb had a 1.98

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(ERA). In 2014, his senior year, Webb began the baseball season with two

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s, but was injured in his third start and required

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. He went unselected in the 2014 draft, but USC followed through with his college scholarship. He missed the rest of the 2014 season and all of 2015 while recovering. The

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selected Webb in the 38th round, with the 1,144th overall selection, of the

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, but Webb did not sign, and pitched for the Gamecocks in 2016. He had a 10–6

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, a 3.09 ERA, and 128

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s in 102

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. The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association named him their Freshman of the Year.

Professional career

Milwaukee Brewers

The

selected Webb in the third round, with the 82nd overall selection, of the

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. He signed with Milwaukee. He pitched for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Single-A

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in 2017, going 6-7 with a 4.36 ERA 22 games (13 starts). He began the 2018 season with the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced

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, and was promoted to the Biloxi Shuckers of the Double-A Southern League in August. In 25 games (24 starts) between the two clubs, he compiled a 6-8 record with a 3.80 ERA. In 2019, Webb played for four different Brewers affiliates, appearing in 21 games (20 starts) and pitching to a 2-8 record and 4.76 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 64.1 innings pitched. Webb did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. For the 2021 season, he spent the year with Double-A Biloxi working as a reliever. In 41 games, he pitched to a 4-7 record and 4.59 ERA with 67 strikeouts in 49.0 innings of work. He was released by the Brewers organization on March 22, 2022.

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna

On February 17, 2023, Webb signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League.https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/acereros-chester-pimentel-a-pretemporada-de-la-furia-azul

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Braden 1995 births Living people People from Owasso, Oklahoma Baseball players from Oklahoma Baseball pitchers South Carolina Gamecocks baseball players Arizona League Brewers players Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players Carolina Mudcats players Biloxi Shuckers players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Algodoneros de Unión Laguna players