Brandon Waddell

Brandon David Waddell (born June 3, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.

With his extra credits, Waddell graduated from the University of Virginia in three years with a degree in economics, and has been admitted to the masters program in the School of Education and Human Development (formerly the Curry School of Education) at Virginia.

[5] Waddell made his professional debut with the West Virginia Black Bears of the Low–A New York-Penn League,[6] where he spent the whole season, going 1–1 with a 5.75 ERA in six games.

[10] On February 11, 2021, Waddell was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Kyle Garlick.

He made 11 starts for Doosan down the stretch, logging a 5-3 record and 3.60 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 65 innings pitched.

On January 14, 2023, Waddell signed with the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

[19] On April 1, Waddell started an Opening Day victory for the Monkeys in his CPBL debut.

On December 16, 2024, Waddell signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.