| Brady Singer | |||||||||||||||
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 Singer with the Royals in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds – No. 51 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1996-08-04)August 4, 1996 (age 29) Leesburg, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| July 25, 2020, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 50–56 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.23 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 808 | ||||||||||||||
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Brady Alan Singer (born August 4, 1996) is an American professionalbaseballpitcher for theCincinnati Reds ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for theKansas City Royals.
Singer playedcollege baseball for theFlorida Gators, and won theDick Howser Trophy andBaseball America'sCollege Player of the Year Award. He was selected by the Royals in the first round of the2018 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut in 2020. The Royals traded Singer to the Reds after the 2024 season.
Singer first attendedTavares High School inTavares, Florida, helping the 2012 team win its first district championship in 24 years. Singer later transferred to nearbyEustis High School inEustis, Florida, where as a senior he went 8–3 with a 1.25earned run average (ERA) and 110strikeouts in 67 innings. TheToronto Blue Jays drafted Singer in the second round of the2015 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign with the team.[1][2]
Singer attended theUniversity of Florida where he playedcollege baseball.[2] As a freshman for theGators in 2016, he appeared in 23 games, making one start. He finished the season 2–2 with a 4.95 ERA and 38strikeouts in43+2⁄3 innings.[3] After the season, he playedsummer baseball for theFalmouth Commodores of theCape Cod Baseball League,[4] where he was named the league's best prospect byBaseball America.[5] Singer moved into Florida's starting rotation as a sophomore in 2017.[6][7] He was named to the All-SEC Second Team.[8] He helped lead Florida to theCollege World Series finals against theLSU 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 theAll-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]
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 theDick Howser Trophy.[14][15] He finished the 2018 season with a 12–3 record and a 2.55 ERA while opponents had a .204batting average against him in 17 starts.[16]
TheKansas City Royals selected Singer with the 18th overall pick in the2018 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 theWilmington Blue Rocks.[19] After going 5–2 with a 1.87 ERA over ten starts, he was promoted to theNorthwest Arkansas Naturals.[20] Singer was named to the 2019All-Star Futures Game.[21] Over 16 starts with the Naturals, Singer went 7–3 with a 3.47 ERA, striking out 85 over90+2⁄3 innings.
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Singer joined the Royals at the beginning of the 2020 season and made his major league debut on July 25, 2020, against theCleveland Indians 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 afterNico Hoerner. On September 10, he allowed no hits through7+2⁄3 innings against theCleveland Indians until he gave up a hit toAustin Hedges in the bottom of the eighth inning. In his next start against theDetroit Tigers, Singer fell one pitch short of animmaculate inning, whenMiguel Cabrera fouled off Singer's ninth pitch of the inning. Cabrera then struck out on the next pitch. With theRoyals in 2020, Singer appeared in 12 games, with a 4–5 record with 4.06 ERA and 61 strikeouts in64+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 over128+1⁄3 innings. He opened the 2022 season in Kansas City's bullpen.[23] He was optioned to theTriple-AOmaha 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 in153+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 over159+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 across179+2⁄3 innings pitched.[27]
On November 22, 2024, the Royals traded Singer to theCincinnati Reds forJonathan India andJoey 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 14–3blowout over theTexas Rangers.[30]
Singer pitched for theUnited States in the2023 World Baseball Classic, allowing 4 runs in two innings.[31] In the Americans' loss toMexico on March 12, 2023, Singer gave up a home run toJoey Meneses after a double toRandy Arozarena that led to Arozarena's celebratory crossed arms pose.[32][33][34][35]
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]
