Braden Alec Shipley (born February 22, 1992) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

[1] As a freshman, Shipley was named to the All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) second team as a shortstop.

In his sophomore and junior years at Nevada, Shipley has focused on pitching, and has received only 12 at bats.

Shipley won the WAC pitcher of the year award as a sophomore, after pitching to a 9–4 win–loss record and a 2.20 earned run average (ERA).

Baseball America ranked Shipley the eighth best prospect, while Keith Law of ESPN.com predicted he would be chosen between the seventh and fifteenth overall selections.

[11] Shipley began the 2014 season with South Bend, where he pitched to a 3.74 ERA with 41 strikeouts and 11 walks in 42+2⁄3 innings over eight games started.

In 2017, Shipley split the year between Arizona and Reno, posting a 5.76 ERA in 10 big league games.

In 2018, Shipley spent the majority of the year in Reno, and allowed 4 runs in 5 innings of work.

[21] Shipley did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On February 10, 2021, Shipley signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.

[27] Shipley appeared in 47 games for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, posting a 3–1 record and 3.79 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 54.2 innings pitched.