Brady Alan Singer (born August 4, 1996) is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

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. Singer played

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for the

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, and won the

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and ''

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''s College Player of the Year Award. He was selected by the Royals in the first round of the

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, and made his MLB debut in 2020. The Royals traded Singer to the Reds after the 2024 season.

Amateur career

Singer first attended

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, helping the 2012 team win its first district championship in 24 years. Singer later transferred to nearby

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, where as a senior he went 8–3 with a 1.25

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(ERA) and 110

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in 67 innings. The

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drafted Singer in the second round of the

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, but he did not sign with the team. Singer attended the

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where he played

. As a freshman for the Gators in 2016, he appeared in 23 games, making one start. He finished the season 2–2 with a 4.95 ERA and 38

in innings. After the season, he played summer baseball for the

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of the

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, where he was named the league's best prospect by ''

''. Singer moved into Florida's starting rotation as a sophomore in 2017. He was named to the All- SEC Second Team. He helped lead Florida to the

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finals against the

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. He started in game 1, striking out 12 batters to lead the Gators to a 4–3 win. Florida later won the national title, and Singer was named to the All-Tournament Team. In 126 innings for the season, Singer was 9–5 with a 3.21 ERA, striking out 129 and walking 32. Brady Singer

In 2018, as a junior, Singer was named the SEC Pitcher of the Year after leading the SEC with 10 wins while posting a 2.25 ERA. He also won the

. He finished the 2018 season with a 12–3 record and a 2.55 ERA while opponents had a .204

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him in 17 starts.

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

The

selected Singer with the 18th overall pick in the

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. On July 3, he signed with the Royals for $4.25 million. Singer made his professional debut in 2019 with the

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. After going 5–2 with a 1.87 ERA over ten starts, he was promoted to the

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. Singer was named to the 2019

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. Over 16 starts with the Naturals, Singer went 7–3 with a 3.47 ERA, striking out 85 over innings. Singer joined the Royals at the beginning of the 2020 season and made his major league debut on July 25, 2020, against the

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and pitched five innings of two-run ball in a no-decision. He was the first pitcher from the 2018 draft class to make it to the majors and second player overall after Nico Hoerner. On September 10, he allowed no hits through innings against the

until he gave up a hit to Austin Hedges in the bottom of the eighth inning. In his next start against the

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, Singer fell one pitch short of an

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, when

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fouled off Singer's ninth pitch of the inning. Cabrera then struck out on the next pitch. With the Royals in 2020, Singer appeared in 12 games, with a 4–5 record with 4.06 ERA and 61 strikeouts in innings pitched. In 2021, Singer started 27 games for the Royals and went 5-10 with a 4.91 ERA, 131 strikeouts, and 53 walks over innings. He opened the 2022 season in Kansas City's bullpen. He was optioned to the Triple-A

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in late April. He returned to the Royals' starting rotation in mid-May and finished the season with a career-best 10–5 record and 3.23 ERA in innings. Singer started 29 games for Kansas City during the 2023 campaign, registering an 8–11 record and 5.52 ERA with 133 strikeouts over innings of work. Singer made 32 starts for the Royals in 2024, compiling a 9–13 record and 3.71 ERA with 170 strikeouts across innings pitched.

Cincinnati Reds

On November 22, 2024, the Royals traded Singer to the

for

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and

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. Singer and India were college teammates. Singer made his Reds debut on March 31, 2025; he pitched seven innings, allowed one hit and walked two batters, while striking out eight batters as the winning pitcher in a 14–3 blowout over the Texas Rangers.

International career

Singer pitched for the

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in the

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, allowing 4 runs in two innings. In the Americans' loss to

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on March 12, 2023, Singer gave up a home run to

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after a double to

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that led to Arozarena's celebratory crossed arms pose.

Personal life

For Christmas in 2018, Singer surprised his parents by paying off their bank loan as well as all of their debt. In 2022, Singer married his wife, Tori. They have one child, a son named Beau.

References

External links

Florida Gators bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singer, Brady 1996 births Living people All-American college baseball players Baseball players from Lake County, Florida Cincinnati Reds players Falmouth Commodores players Florida Gators baseball players Kansas City Royals players Major League Baseball pitchers Northwest Arkansas Naturals players Omaha Storm Chasers players Sportspeople from Eustis, Florida Wilmington Blue Rocks players World Baseball Classic players of the United States 2023 World Baseball Classic players