Kyle Edward Bradish (born September 12, 1996) is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Bradish attended Millennium High School in

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. In 2015, his senior year, he batted .308 while striking out 78 batters over innings. He was not selected in the

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and enrolled at

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where he played

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for the

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. As a freshman at New Mexico State in 2016, Bradish appeared in 17 games (15 starts) in which he compiled an 8–3 record with a 4.67 ERA, striking out a team-high 82 batters over innings. In 2017, his sophomore season, he went 8–2 with a 3.20 ERA over 15 games (14 starts), and was named to the

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First-Team. That summer, he played for the

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of the

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, and was named an All-Star. As a junior in 2018, he went 9–3 with a 2.67 ERA over 17 starts, and was named to the All-WAC Team for the second straight season.

Professional career

Los Angeles Angels

After his junior year at New Mexico State, the

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selected Bradish in the fourth round of the

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. He signed with the Angels and made his professional debut in 2019 with the

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of the High–A

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, going 6–7 with a 4.28 ERA over 24 games (18 starts), earning All-Star honors.

Baltimore Orioles

On December 4, 2019, the Angels traded Bradish,

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, and Kyle Brnovich to the

in exchange for

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. Bradish did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the

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of the Double-A Northeast. After three starts and scoreless innings, he was promoted to the

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of the

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. Over 21 games (19 starts) with Norfolk, Bradish went 5–5 with a 4.26 ERA and 105 strikeouts over innings. On November 19, 2021, the Orioles selected Bradish's contract and added him to their 40-man roster. He returned to Norfolk to open the 2022 season. On April 29,

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, the Orioles promoted Bradish to the majors to make his MLB debut that night as the starting pitcher versus the

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. Bradish allowed two earned runs over six innings pitched while striking out two batters and walking one in his debut. On May 10, Bradish earned his first career win against the

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, at one point retiring 11 consecutive batters. On September 22, 2022, Bradish allowed just two hits to the

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over innings to lead an Orioles' shutout of the Astros, 2–0. He struck out ten in the longest outing to-date of his professional career. He finished the 2022 season with a 4–7 record and a 4.90 ERA which was 3.28 after the All-Star break. Bradish began the 2023 season as the Orioles number four pitcher in the rotation. He was pulled after only innings in his first start of the season after taking a line drive off his foot. He would return to the Orioles rotation 16 days later, after a stint on the 15-Day IL with a right foot contusion. He pitched six scoreless innings against the

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, striking out six batters and earning his first win of the season. Bradish finished the regular season with a 12–7 record in 30 starts, pitching innings with 168 strikeouts. His 2.83 ERA was the fourth-best in the Majors and his 1.04 WHIP was third-best in the league. He ended the season as the ace of the Orioles starting rotation, having been assigned a Game 1 playoff start against the Texas Rangers. On February 15, 2024, general manager

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announced that Bradish was diagnosed with a sprain in the

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of his right elbow and would begin the season on the injured list. He was activated on May 2. In 8 starts for the Orioles, Bradish compiled a 2.75 ERA with 53 strikeouts across innings pitched. On June 19, it was announced that Bradish had undergone

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, ending his season.

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