Brady House (baseball)
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| Born: June 4, 2003 Winder, Georgia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Brady Hunter House (born June 4, 2003) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Washington Nationals organization.
Amateur career
[edit]House grew up in Winder, Georgia.[1] While attending middle school, he was named to United States' U-12 national team.[2] House attended Winder-Barrow High School. He hit .445 with five home runs and 21 RBIs as a sophomore in 2019.[3] Following the season, he committed to play college baseball at the University of Tennessee.[4][5] House batted .653 as a junior through 15 games before his season ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] House entered 2021 as a top prospect for the upcoming Major League Baseball draft.[8][9][10][11] He had a .549 batting average and 52 runs scored, 20 RBIs, and eight home runs in his senior season. He was ranked the best power hitting draft prospect by MLB.com.[12][13][14]
Professional career
[edit]House was selected by the Washington Nationals with the 11th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[15] He signed with the team on July 31, 2021, and received a $5 million signing bonus.[16] House was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Nationals to start his professional career.[17] Over 16 games, he batted .322 with four home runs and 12 RBIs.[18]
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House started the 2022 season with the Low-A Fredericksburg Nationals. He only played in 45 games due to injury. He had 176 plate appearances and posted a .278 average with 8 doubles, 3 home runs and 31 RBIs.
He started the 2023 season with the Fredericksburg Nationals, playing in 36 games and batting .297 with 8 doubles, 1 triple, and 6 home runs. On June 9, he was promoted to the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks. While with the Blue Rocks, he played in 16 games with an average of .317, 5 doubles, and 3 home runs. On July 7, Brady House played in the All-Star Futures game. After the All Star break, he was promoted to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators, where he finished the season. He played in 36 games with 139 plate appearances. He batted an average of .324 with 8 doubles, 2 triples and 3 home runs.
House started the 2024 season with Harrisburg. He played in 75 games, hitting 11 doubles, 1 triple, and 13 home runs. On July 7, he was promoted to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. On July 12, House played in the Futures game for the second consecutive year.
References
[edit]- ^ "Nutrition, workouts and meetings with MLB scouts: A day in the life of Winder-Barrow's Brady House". Athens Banner-Herald. March 31, 2021.
- ^ Starr, Chris (July 20, 2015). "Jefferson Middle's Brady House selected to Baseball USA's national team". Athens Banner-Herald.
- ^ "Baseball: Winder-Barrow's House ranked top player in nation for class of 2021". 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Vitello, Vols land No. 1 recruit in 2021 class". WVLT. June 27, 2019.
- ^ "Georgia's top baseball prospect weighing options". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 1, 2021.
- ^ "'Stupid Tools:' Brady House Evokes Kris Bryant Comparisons Ahead of 2021 MLB Draft". Baseball America. July 29, 2020.
- ^ Tomase, John (September 18, 2020). "Remember these five names, because Red Sox could take one of them atop 2021 MLB Draft". NBC Sports Boston.
- ^ "Tigers draft watch: Could House be built to last at shortstop?". The Detroit News. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "2021 MLB Draft Stock Watch: A Historic High School Shortstop Class". Baseball America. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "The Red Sox will have a high draft pick in 2021. Here are some of the top prospects they might consider". The Boston Globe. October 2, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ McDaniels, Kiley (April 16, 2021). "Brady House 'made some money tonight': How one high school game could change the MLB draft". ESPN.com.
- ^ Starrs, Chris (June 3, 2021). "Introducing the Athens Banner-Herald's 21 in '21 All-Area Baseball Team". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Callis, Jim (June 15, 2021). "NEW Draft Top 250: Top Tools". MLB.com.
- ^ "Will Tennessee baseball's top commitment Brady House make it to Knoxville after MLB Draft?". The Tennessean. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Washington Nationals take Tennessee signee Brady House with No. 11 overall pick in 2021 MLB Draft".
- ^ Weyrich, Matt (July 31, 2021). "Nats' first-round pick House signs, reports for instructs". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Weyrich, Matt (August 25, 2021). "Nats 1st-rounder Brady House homers twice in first 3 pro games". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ Camerato, Jessica (February 23, 2022). "House working on timing, first step at Nationals' Minor League camp". MLB.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- USA Baseball profile