| Brady Basso | |
|---|---|
 Basso with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2021 | |
| Athletics – No. 66 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:October 8, 1997 Pearland, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 31, 2024, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.03 |
| Strikeouts | 19 |
| Teams | |
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Brady Marshall Basso (born October 8,1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
A native of Pearland,Texas,Basso attended Pearland High School [1] and Oklahoma State University-Stillwater,where he played college baseball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. In 2018,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [2]
The Oakland Athletics selected Basso in the 16th round,with the 494th overall selection,of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. [3] He made his professional debut with the rookie–level Arizona League Athletics,logging a 1.75 ERA across 15 appearances. Basso did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
Basso spent the 2021 campaign with the High–A Lansing Lugnuts,registering a 4.71 ERA with 26 strikeouts across 7 appearances (4 starts). [5] He underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2021,causing him to miss the remainder of the season and the entirety of the 2022 season as a result. [6] Basso returned from injury in 2023,splitting the year between Lansing and the Double–A Midland RockHounds. In 20 appearances (17 starts) between the two affiliates,he accumulated a 2.42 ERA with 64 strikeouts across 63+1⁄3 innings pitched. [7]
On November 15, 2023, the Athletics added Basso to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [8] He was optioned to the Triple–A Las Vegas Aviators to begin the 2024 season. [9] On May 14, 2024, Basso was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [10] However, he did not appear for Oakland and was optioned down to Las Vegas the next day. [11] On May 31, Basso was recalled to the majors following an injury to Lucas Erceg. [12] He made his MLB debut later that day against the Atlanta Braves, pitching a scoreless inning in relief and recording his first career strikeout against Marcell Ozuna. [13]