Brady Singer

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Brady Singer
Singer with the Royals in 2024
Cincinnati Reds – No. 51
Pitcher
Born: (1996-08-04) August 4, 1996 (age 28)
Leesburg, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 25, 2020, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through March 31, 2025)
Win–loss record37–44
Earned run average4.24
Strikeouts653
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place 2023 Miami Team

Brady Alan Singer (born August 4, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals.

Singer played

2018 MLB draft
, and made his MLB debut in 2020. The Royals traded Singer to the Reds after the 2024 season.

Amateur career

Singer first attended

strikeouts in 67 innings. The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Singer in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign with the team.[1][2]

Singer attended the

College World Series finals against the LSU Tigers. He started in game 1, striking out 12 batters to lead the Gators to a 4–3 win.[9][10] Florida later won the national title, and Singer was named to the All-Tournament Team.[11] In 126 innings for the season, Singer was 9–5 with a 3.21 ERA, striking out 129 and walking 32.[12]

Singer with the Gators in 2018.

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.[13] He also won the Dick Howser Trophy.[14][15] He finished the 2018 season with a 12–3 record and a 2.55 ERA while opponents had a .204 batting average against him in 17 starts.[16]

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals selected Singer with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[17] On July 3, he signed with the Royals for $4.25 million.[18]

Singer made his professional debut in 2019 with the Wilmington Blue Rocks.[19] After going 5–2 with a 1.87 ERA over ten starts, he was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.[20] Singer was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[21] Over 16 starts with the Naturals, Singer went 7–3 with a 3.47 ERA, striking out 85 over 90+2⁄3 innings.

immaculate inning, when Miguel Cabrera 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 64+1⁄3 innings pitched.[22]

In 2021, Singer started 27 games for the Royals and went 5-10 with a 4.91 ERA, 131 strikeouts, and 53 walks over 128+1⁄3 innings. He opened the 2022 season in Kansas City's bullpen.[23] He was optioned to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers in late April.[24] 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 153+1⁄3 innings.[25]

Singer started 29 games for Kansas City during the 2023 campaign, registering an 8–11 record and 5.52 ERA with 133 strikeouts over 159+2⁄3 innings of work.[26] Singer made 32 starts for the Royals in 2024, compiling a 9–13 record and 3.71 ERA with 170 strikeouts across 179+2⁄3 innings pitched.[27]

Cincinnati Reds

On November 22, 2024, the Royals traded Singer to the Cincinnati Reds for Jonathan India and Joey Wiemer.[28] Singer and India were college teammates.[29] 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.[30]

International career

Singer pitched for the United States in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, allowing 4 runs in two innings.[31] In the Americans' loss to Mexico on March 12, 2023, Singer gave up a home run to Joey Meneses after a double to Randy Arozarena that led to Arozarena's celebratory crossed arms pose.[32][33][34][35]

Personal life

For Christmas in 2018, Singer surprised his parents by paying off their bank loan as well as all of their debt.[14]

In 2022, Singer married his wife, Tori. They have one child, a son named Beau.[36]

References

  1. ^ Chisholm, Gregor. "Blue Jays take RHP Brady Singer at No. 56". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015.
  2. ^
    SportsNet
    . Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Hall, Graham (February 7, 2017). "UF baseball: Singer set with spot in rotation". Gainesville.com.
  4. ^ "#17 Brady Singer - Profile". Pointstreak. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Brady Singer Is Tops On The Cape". Baseball America. August 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Jolley, Frank. "Next Level: Ex-Eustis standout Singer a workhorse for UF". Dailycommercial.com.
  7. ^ "Florida baseball: Brady Singer Ks 11 as Gators take another game from Miami". Myajc.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "All-SEC baseball: Mississippi State's Brent Rooker named player of the year". SEC Country. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  9. ^ Malloy, Mike. "Despite flaws, Florida confident in CWS matchup with LSU for national title". Orlando Sentinel.
  10. ^ Olson, Eric. "S-E-C, S-E-C: Tigers vs. Gators". Gainesville.com.
  11. ^ Olson, Eric (June 28, 2017). "Florida wins College World Series; Tigers' Alex Faedo named MVP". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  12. ^ "MLB Draft 2018: Brady Singer has the tools to make immediate impact in 2018 MLB season". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  13. ^ "Florida's Brady Singer named SEC pitcher of the year". Daily Commercial. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Kansas City Royals prospect Brady Singer pays off parents' debt for Christmas". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  15. ^ Thornberg, Chad (June 15, 2018). "Brady Singer wins Dick Howser Trophy". MLB.com.
  16. Kansas City Star
    . Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  17. ^ "Royals draft picks Brady Singer, Jackson Kowar focus on winning another title with Florida | CWS". Omaha.com. June 16, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "Kansas City Royals sign UF pitcher Brady Singer, team's first-round pick". Orlando Sentinel.
  19. ^ "Royals' Brady Singer: Opens at High-A". CBSSports.com. April 2, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  20. Kansas City Star
    . Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  21. ^ Callis, Jim (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  22. ^ "Brady Singer Stats, Fantasy & News | Kansas City Royals". MLB.com.
  23. ^ "Royals' Brady Singer: Serving as reliever to begin season". CBSSports.com. April 7, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  24. Kansas City Star
    . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  25. ^ "Brady Singer 2022 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  26. ^ "Brady Singer 2023 pitching Stats Per Game - MLB". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  27. ^ "Brady Singer 2024 pitching Stats Per Game - MLB". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  28. ^ Sheldon, Mark (November 23, 2024). "Jonathan India traded to Royals for Brady Singer". MLB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  29. ^ "2018 Baseball Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  30. ^ Sheldon, Mark (March 31, 2025). "De La Cruz's career night (2 HRs, 7 RBIs) keys Reds' rout". MLB.com.
  31. ^ "Brady Singer". USA Baseball. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  32. ^ "Joey Meneses belts his second home run vs. USA | 03/12/2023". MLB.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  33. ^ "Randy Arozarena lines an RBI double to center field | 03/12/2023". MLB.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  34. ^ Berry, Adam (July 10, 2023). "Arozarena ready to strike a pose at All-Star Game". MLB.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  35. ^ Bishop, Curt (March 13, 2023). "Randy Arozarena Discusses His Celebratory Pose". The Cold Wire. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  36. ^ "Royals pitcher Brady Singer, wife Tori Singer welcome firstborn son". kctv5.com=en. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
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