Orioles lock in Kyle Bradish on reported $90 million deal
Baltimore announced a five-year extension for Kyle Bradish, with ESPN reporting the contract runs from 2027 through 2031 with no option years.
By Deshawn Carter · Sports Writer
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The Orioles have put a long-term marker on their rotation, announcing Friday that right-hander Kyle Bradish has agreed to a five-year contract extension.
ESPN reported the deal is worth $90 million, covers the 2027 through 2031 seasons and does not include option years. The agreement keeps Bradish in Baltimore well beyond the point when he had been set to reach free agency after the 2028 season.
Orioles owner David Rubenstein said in a team statement that retaining a player of Bradish’s level fits Baltimore’s long-range plan, and thanked Bradish for committing to the club and the city. General manager Mike Elias said in a statement that the organization has believed in Bradish since he arrived as a minor leaguer in 2019.
Why Baltimore moved now
The Orioles did not have to strike a deal immediately. Bradish still had two arbitration seasons ahead before free agency, according to CBS Sports, but the new contract folds those years into a longer agreement and adds three free-agent seasons.
CBS Sports noted that the $90 million guarantee ranks as the third-largest contract for a pitcher who was still two years from free agency. Garrett Crochet’s six-year, $170 million deal with the Red Sox in March 2025 and Jacob deGrom’s four-year, $120.5 million deal with the Mets in March 2019 sit above it on that list.
Bradish, who turns 30 in September, came to Baltimore from the Los Angeles Angels organization in the December 2019 Dylan Bundy trade. He reached the majors in April 2022 and became a regular piece of the Orioles’ starting staff.
Tommy John surgery cost him most of the 2024 and 2025 seasons, according to CBS Sports, but he returned in 2026. His listed numbers include a 3.61 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, 107 1/3 innings, 50 walks and 106 strikeouts.
The rotation takes shape
The Bradish deal follows another major pitching commitment by Baltimore. In March, the Orioles signed Shane Baz to a five-year, $68 million extension covering the 2026 through 2030 seasons.
With those two contracts, Baltimore has Bradish and Baz under club control together through at least 2030. Left-hander Trevor Rogers can become a free agent after this season, and CBS Sports reported that an extension may be difficult with free agency so close.
Bradish joins a small group of Orioles players signed deep into the decade. CBS Sports identified Bradish, Baz, Pete Alonso and catcher Samuel Basallo as the only Baltimore players under contract through 2030.
Other core names have shorter timelines. Catcher Adley Rutschman is eligible for free agency after next season, while shortstop Gunnar Henderson can become a free agent after 2028, according to CBS Sports.
The Orioles entered play Saturday at 47-51, fourth in the American League East. Despite that record, Baltimore was two games out of the final AL wild-card spot, with three teams ahead of it.
This story draws on original reporting from CBS Sports.