Orioles keep Kyle Bradish with reported $90 million extension
Baltimore announced a five-year deal for Kyle Bradish, with ESPN reporting the contract is worth $90 million and runs through 2031.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Kyle Bradish is staying in Baltimore, and the price tag is a tidy one: $90 million over five years, according to a source who told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The Orioles announced Saturday that they had agreed to an extension with the 29-year-old right-hander. The club did not announce the dollar figure in its statement, but ESPN reported the contract value through Passan.
The deal runs through the 2031 season, according to the report. It also covers Bradish’s last two arbitration years and the first three seasons in which he would have been eligible for free agency.
Bradish gets paid after his return
Bradish has made 19 starts this season, his first full year back after Tommy John surgery in 2024. He is 6-9 with a 3.61 ERA, according to the reported statistics.
His best big league season came in 2023, when he finished fourth in American League Cy Young Award voting. That year, he posted a 2.83 ERA across 30 starts.
Across five major league seasons, all with Baltimore, Bradish has a 3.50 ERA, according to the report.
Orioles owner David Rubenstein said in a team statement that retaining players such as Bradish is part of the franchise’s long-term plan. Rubenstein also thanked Bradish for committing to the organization and to Baltimore, and credited general manager Mike Elias and the baseball operations staff for their work on the agreement.
From Angels pick to Orioles rotation piece
Bradish entered pro baseball as a fourth-round selection by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2018 amateur draft, according to The Associated Press information used in the report.
Baltimore acquired him on Dec. 4, 2019, in the trade that sent right-hander Dylan Bundy to the Angels. Bradish was one of four players the Orioles received in that deal.
The extension gives the Orioles cost certainty on a starting pitcher who had already produced one top-five Cy Young finish before returning from elbow surgery. For Bradish, it turns arbitration and early free-agent seasons into a long stay with the only major league club for which he has pitched.
This story draws on original reporting from ESPN.com.