Brad Brach

Brad Brach (/brɑːk/ BRAHK;[1] born April 12, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, and Cincinnati Reds.

[8] Brach began 2011 with the Double-A San Antonio Missions and was promoted to the Triple-A Tucson Padres in July.

Brach was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on August 31, 2011,[8] working 11⁄3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Brach made the Padres' 2012 Opening Day roster, replacing an injured Tim Stauffer.

[11] Brach remained with the Padres through the rest of 2012, posting a 3.78 ERA in 67 total appearances and striking out 75 against 33 walks in 662⁄3 innings.

[12] On November 25, 2013, Brach was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, in exchange for minor league RHP Devin Jones.

In 2016, Brach was named to his first career All-Star game, along with fellow Orioles pitcher, Zach Britton.

[16] Through the first half of the 2016 campaign, Brach posted a 6–1 record, 0.91 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP to accompany 58 strikeouts and 15 walks in 491⁄3 innings.

He tossed 11⁄3 innings and struck out two batters in the Orioles Wild Card game loss.

On July 29, 2018, Brach was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for international signing bonus slot money.

On February 11, 2021, Brach was designated for assignment by the Mets after the signing of Jonathan Villar was made official.

On February 22, 2021, Brach signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.

On June 30, 2023, Brach joined MASN as a part-time game analyst on Baltimore Orioles telecasts.

[36][37] Brach lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, singer-songwriter Jenae Cherry, who was raised in Wonder Lake, Illinois.

Brach pitching for the San Diego Padres in 2012