Dallas Braden

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3+1⁄3 innings pitched while receiving a no decision. His composite 2006 numbers were: 4–0 record, 4.10 ERA, 55 strikeouts and eight walks in 37+1⁄3 innings of work.

Braden began the 2007 season in Double-A Midland and was promoted to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats after one start.

Oakland Athletics

When Rich Harden got hurt on April 23, the Athletics promoted Braden to the majors to replace him. [7] On April 24, Braden made his first major league start and picked up the win against the Baltimore Orioles. [8] He went 1–8 that season for Oakland, pitching 72+1⁄3 innings across 20 games (14 starts) with 55 strikeouts and 26 walks.

In 2008, Braden split time between Triple-A Sacramento and Oakland. He posted an ERA of 4.14 in 19 MLB games (10 starts), pitching 71+2⁄3 innings with 41 strikeouts and 25 walks. [9] Braden was Oakland's Opening Day starter in 2009, giving up three runs in six innings to the Los Angeles Angels on April 6 and taking the loss. [10] He spent the entire season with Oakland, appearing in 22 games (all starts) while compiling an 8–9 record with 3.89 ERA, pitching 136+2⁄3 innings with 81 strikeouts at 42 walks.

Braden warming up before a game against the Boston Red Sox in 2010 Braden mid throw.jpg
Braden warming up before a game against the Boston Red Sox in 2010

On April 6, 2010, Braden's first outing of the season, he struck out a career high 10 batters in seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and walked one. [11] He received a no-decision, but the team got the win in the tenth inning.

On April 22, Braden was pitching against the New York Yankees when he became angry with Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez for breaking an unwritten rule when Rodriguez ran across the pitcher's mound on his way back to first base after a foul ball. At the end of the inning as the players were switching sides, Braden yelled at Rodriguez. Rodriguez offered no apology and later engaged Braden in the press, pointing to his short career and losing record. [12]

On May 9, 2010, Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in MLB history against the Tampa Bay Rays in Oakland. [13] He did it in 109 pitches, 77 of which were strikes, with catcher Landon Powell behind the plate. Braden had lost his mother to melanoma, so pitching the 19th perfect game in major league history was of even greater significance to Braden because he achieved the feat on Mother's Day. [14] 10 years later, Braden claimed to have pitched the game while hung over. [2]

Braden finished the 2010 season with an 11–14 record in 30 starts for the Athletics. He threw five complete games along with two shutouts, pitching a total of 192+2⁄3 innings with 113 strikeouts at 43 walks. [9]

Braden pitching in 2011 Dallas Braden on March 4, 2011.jpg
Braden pitching in 2011

Braden made three starts in 2011, with a 1–1 record and 3.00 ERA, before feeling discomfort in his shoulder. He was diagnosed with a torn capsule in his left shoulder and would need immediate surgery. Braden missed the remainder of the 2011 season. [15]

Retirement

On December 13, 2011, Braden avoided arbitration by signing a one-year deal. He made $3.35 million in guaranteed money, with $400,000 in incentives. Braden missed the entire 2012 season and on August 21, he required an additional surgery, this time to repair the rotator cuff of his shoulder. The surgery would also sideline him for the first half of the 2013 season. Following the season, Braden was let go and he became a free agent. Braden officially announced his retirement on January 14, 2014, citing his arm being a "shredded mess." [16]

Career statistics

Overall, in his five seasons with Oakland, Braden appeared in 94 MLB games (79 starts), compiling a 26–36 record with 4.16 ERA while pitching 491+1⁄3 innings with 305 strikeouts and 141 walks. He did not have any postseason appearances, as the Athletics did not have a winning season in any of Braden's years with the team.

Braden threw four pitches: a cutter at 82 MPH, a fastball at 86–88 MPH, a slurve at 72–79 MPH and a changeup at 72 MPH. [17]

Broadcasting career

In 2014, Braden joined ESPN as a Baseball Tonight analyst. The following season, he moved into the broadcast booth as a color analyst on games.

Early in the 2016 season, Braden was moved to ESPN's Monday Night Baseball booth following the network's dismissal of Curt Schilling. [18] Braden was laid off with dozens of other ESPN employees on April 26, 2017. [19]

On July 14, 2017, Braden debuted on NBC Sports California as a new field-level analyst for the A's broadcasts. Since then, he has substituted for Ray Fosse in the TV booth as a color commentator.

In 2017, Braden started a podcast and Facebook Live show, "Starting 9," with co-host Jared Carrabis on Barstool Sports, which lasted until 2021. He also hosts a radio show on Barstool's SiriusXM channel called "Dialed In with Dallas Braden."

In April 2022, he became co-host to Carrabis' new podcast "Baseball Is Dead" for DraftKings, and later Underdog Fantasy.

Braden was criticized for his actions on May 5, 2023, during a broadcast between the A's and the Kansas City Royals. During the game, his broadcast partner Glen Kuiper appeared to have said "nigger league museum" when referring to a visit the two had made earlier in the day to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in Kansas City. [20] [21] [22] Braden remained silent after the comment, later telling the media that "the nuances of live television mean that sometimes we, as broadcasters, miss some of what you, our audience, see and hear … In that moment, I missed the live comment, and I was not aware of it until the sixth inning when Glen Kuiper made an apology." [23] [24]

Braden provided color commentary for Domingo Germán's perfect game for NBC Sports California on June 28, 2023. [25]

Personal life

Braden helps give food and money for Charity Communities in Stockton. On Thanksgiving, he personally collects and distributes food for the needy. In 2011, the University of the Pacific in Stockton gave Braden an Annual Community Service Award. [26]

In October 2015, the Los Rios Community College District honored Braden as a distinguished alumnus on behalf of American River College where he was a student and played baseball for two seasons. [27]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dallas Braden Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Slusser, Susan (May 7, 2020). "Dallas Braden comes clean: A's starter was hung over for 2010 perfect game" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dallas Braden Profile". texastech.cstv.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013 – via archive.is.
  4. ↑ Waller, Sam (June 9, 2005). "Hounds". Odessa American . p. 26. Retrieved May 4, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 Slusser, Susan (August 25, 2006). "Zito hopes to join elite group with 100th win". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  6. ↑ Fast, Mike (May 14, 2010). "Dallas Braden and the screwball". Hardballtimes.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "A's place Milton Bradley and Rich Harden on the disabled list". MLB.com (Press release). April 23, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2010– via Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 2". Retrosheet . April 24, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Dallas Braden Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Anaheim Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 0". Retrosheet . April 6, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 1". Retrosheet . April 6, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ Feinsand, Mark (April 22, 2010). "New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez manages to annoy again by stomping on mound in 4-2 loss to A's". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Braden's perfect game 19th ever and second straight against Rays". ESPN . Associated Press. May 9, 2010. Archived from the original on May 11, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  14. ↑ Lee, Jane (May 9, 2010). "Perfect in pink! Mother's Day A+ for Braden". MLB.com . Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Oakland A's Dallas Braden to undergo shoulder surgery". East Bay Times . May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  16. ↑ Slusser, Susan (January 14, 2014). "Ex-A's pitcher Dallas Braden says he is hanging it up". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Here's a Thought: Examining Dallas Braden". Bleacher Report. September 8, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  18. ↑ Calcaterra, Craig (April 22, 2016). "Dallas Braden named Curt Schilling's replacement for Monday night games". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  19. ↑ Cooper, JJ. "Baseball Tonight just announced Dallas Braden, Doug Glanville and Raul Ibanez also let go by ESPN. Sad to see. Good luck to all three". Twitter. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  20. ↑ "A's announcer Glen Kuiper apologizes for appearing to use racial slur during broadcast" . Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  21. ↑ "A's Broadcaster Glen Kuiper Issues Apology, Team Issues Statement" . Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Did Glen Kuiper use a racial slur on Friday broadcast? Everything to know" . Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  23. ↑ Morgan, Joe (May 9, 2023). "A's announcer on 'lack of response' to Glen Kuiper's on-air racial slur: 'My silence has been misrepresented'". Fox Sports . Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  24. ↑ Selbe, Nick (May 9, 2023). "Dallas Braden Issues Statement on Embattled A's Broadcast Partner Glen Kuiper". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  25. ↑ "The wrong side of history — Athletics reflect on Domingo German's perfect game". The Mercury News. June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Stockton Ports to honor Dallas Braden". Lodi News-Sentinel . January 29, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Los Rios Community College District Honors Alumni, Philanthropists at 50th Anniversary Celebration" (PDF). Los Rios Community College District (Press release). October 19, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.

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Dallas Braden
Dallasbraden01.jpg
Braden in 2010
Pitcher
Born: (1983-08-13) August 13, 1983 (age 41)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 24, 2007, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
April 16, 2011, for the Oakland Athletics
Achievements
Preceded by Perfect game pitcher
May 9, 2010		Succeeded by
Preceded by No-hitter pitcher
May 9, 2010		Succeeded by
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