Robert Jacob Brantly (born July 14, 1989) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Tampa Bay Rays.

[3] He made his professional debut with the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Single-A Midwest League that season, recording a .251 batting average in 52 games played.

[3] He returned to West Michigan to start the 2011 season and was named to the Midwest League All-Star Game.

[5] On July 23, 2012, Brantly, Jacob Turner, and Brian Flynn were traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Aníbal Sánchez and Omar Infante.

He struggled offensively for Miami, hitting just .211./.263/.265 with 1 home run and 18 RBI in a career-high 223 at bats[8] while also dealing with injuries.

Brantly spent the entire 2014 season with Triple-A New Orleans, posting a .255/.291/.341 slash line with 4 home runs and 37 RBI.

[9] He spent the majority of the year split between the Double-A Birmingham Barons and the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, and batted .121/.167/.242 with 1 home run and 6 RBIs in 14 games with the White Sox.

[10] On April 3, Brantly was designated for assignment after losing the backup catcher competition to Steve Clevenger.

[13] On June 29, 2017, the same day as his release from Cincinnati, Brantly signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.

[14] Brantly was assigned to Triple-A Charlotte upon signing, and was selected to the active roster on August 26 following an injury to Nicky Delmonico.

[23] On January 18, 2020, Brantly signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.

[27] Brantly did not play in a game for the Yankees organization due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On December 12, Brantly re-signed with the Yankees organization on a minor league contract and was invited to spring training.

On October 5, Brantly was selected to the active roster prior to the 2021 American League Wild Card Game.

[38] On January 6, 2023, Brantly signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.