Kyle Edward Bradish (born September 12, 1996) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Bradish attended Millennium High School in

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. In 2015, his senior year, he batted .308 while striking out 78 batters over innings. He was not selected in the

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and enrolled at

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where he played college baseball. As a freshman at New Mexico State in 2016, Bradish appeared in 17 games (15 starts) in which he compiled an 8–3 record with a 4.67 ERA, striking out a team-high 82 batters over innings. In 2017, his sophomore season, he went 8–2 with a 3.20 ERA over 15 games (14 starts), and was named to the

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First-Team. That summer, he played for the

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of the

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, and was named an All-Star. As a junior in 2018, he went 9–3 with a 2.67 ERA over 17 starts, and was named to the All-WAC Team for the second straight season.

Professional career

Los Angeles Angels

After his junior year at New Mexico State, Bradish was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the

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. He signed and made his professional debut in 2019 with the

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of the

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, going 6–7 with a 4.28 ERA over 24 games (18 starts), earning All-Star honors.

Baltimore Orioles

On December 4, 2019, Bradish (alongside

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, and

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) was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for

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. Bradish did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

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. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the

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of the

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. After three starts and scoreless innings, he was promoted to the

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of the

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. Over 21 games (19 starts) with Norfolk, Bradish went 5–5 with a 4.26 ERA and 105 strikeouts over innings. On November 19, 2021, the Orioles selected Bradish's contract and added him to their 40-man roster. He returned to Norfolk to open the 2022 season. On April 29,

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, the Orioles promoted Bradish to the majors to make his MLB debut that night as the starting pitcher versus the

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. Bradish allowed two earned runs over six innings pitched while striking out two batters and walking one in his debut. On September 22, 2022, Bradish allowed just two hits to the

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over innings to lead an Orioles' shutout of the Astros, 2–0. He struck out ten in the longest outing to-date of his professional career. He finished the 2022 season with a 4–7 record and a 4.90 ERA which was 3.28 after the All-Star break.Ladson, Bill. "Bradish rounds out rookie year by quieting Yankees," MLB.com, Sunday, October 2, 2022.
Retrieved October 2, 2022.

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