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Win–loss record
  
15–10

Role
  
Baseball player

Education
  
Monmouth University

Name
  
Brad Brach

Salary
  
509,500 USD (2014)

Strikeouts
  
260

Spouse
  
Jenae Cherry (m. 2013)

Earned run average
  
3.25

Height
  
1.98 m


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Current team
  
Balti Orioles (#35 / Pitcher)

Similar People
  
Zach Britton, Chaz Roe, Darren O'Day, Caleb Joseph, David Lough

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Brad Brach ( ; born April 12, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously pitched in MLB for the San Diego Padres from 2011 through 2013.

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Amateur career

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Brach grew up in Freehold Township, New Jersey, where he attended Freehold Township High School. He was a starting pitcher for Monmouth University through his senior year and he holds the school record for career victories and strike-outs.

San Diego Padres

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Brach was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 42nd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft; he was signed by the Padres' Northeast Scouting Director, Jim Bretz. Brach spent 2009 with the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and 2010 with the Class-A Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm pitching in relief. He was named the California League's Pitcher of the Year for 2010 after posting a 2.47 ERA and saving a league record 41 games in 62 appearances. Brach began 2011 with the Double-A San Antonio Missions and was promoted to the Triple-A Tucson Padres in July. Between the two clubs he posted a 2.89 ERA and 94 strike-outs in 7123 innings.

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Brach was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on August 31, 2011, working 113 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He stayed with the Padres through September, appearing in eight more games and finishing with a 5.14 ERA and 11 strike-outs.

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Brach made the Padres' 2012 Opening Day roster, replacing an injured Tim Stauffer. He was optioned to Triple-A Tucson on April 16 after five relief appearances, but was recalled on May 4. He was optioned to Tucson again on June 28 to make room on the roster when Andrew Cashner returned as a starter, but was recalled on July 4 when Cashner was placed on the disabled list. Brach remained with the Padres through the rest of 2012, posting a 3.78 ERA in 67 total appearances and striking out 75 against 33 walks in 6623 innings.

Brach was designated for assignment by the Padres on November 20, 2013.

Baltimore Orioles

Brach was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on November 25, 2013 in exchange for minor league RHP Devin Jones.

Brach played had a solid year in his first season with the O's, as he appeared in 46 regular season games with a 3.18 ERA. He struck out 54 batters, having a 7.8 K/9 ratio. Brach recorded his first ever win in the MLB Playoffs on October 3, 2014 against the Detroit Tigers.

In 2015, Brach had the best year of his career to date, as he appeared in 62 games out of the bullpen, throwing 7913 innings, pitching to a 2.72 ERA and a 5-3 record. He held opponents to a .203 average and had 10.1 K/9.

In 2016, Brach was named to his first career All-Star game, along with fellow Orioles pitcher, Zach Britton. (Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, and Mark Trumbo were also selected from the Orioles). Through the first half of the 2016 campaign, Brach posted a 6-1 record, 0.91 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP to accompany 58 strikeouts and 15 walks in 4913 innings. He led all Major League relievers in WAR at the break. Despite struggling in the second half, Brach finished the season making 71 appearances, throwing 79 innings, striking out a career-high 92 batters while picking up a career-high ten wins, 24 Holds, two saves and pitched to a 2.05 ERA. He tossed 113 innings and struck out two batters in the Orioles Wild Card game loss.

Brach opened the 2017 as the Orioles eighth inning, setup man. He assumed the role of closer early on in the season after teammate Zach Britton was placed on the DL. On April 19, 20th & 21st, Brach earned saves in consecutive games. He became the fourth pitcher in Orioles history to record perfect saves in three consecutive days.

Pitching style

Brach throws mostly just two pitches: a four-seam fastball at 90-94 mph and a slider at 80-85. Occasionally, he adds a splitter to lefties.

Personal life

Brach lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, singer-songwriter Jenae Cherry, who was born in Wonder Lake, Illinois.

References

Brad Brach Wikipedia