Dallas Braden

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Dallas Lee Braden (born August 13, 1983) is a retired American professional baseball pitcher.

From 2007 to 2011, he competed in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics.

He both threw and batted left-handed and was rated at 6 foot 1 inch (1.85 m) and 184 pounds (84 kg). Braden pitched a perfect game on May 9, 2010, the 19th in baseball history.

The next season, shoulder pains were the first in a string of injuries that led him to his retirement in 2014 after not throwing a pitch for two or a half seasons.

Early life

Braden was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He competed in the Hoover Tyler Little League in Stockton, California. Braden graduated from Stagg High School in Stockton, where he competed baseball and ran cross country. Jodie Atwood, his mother, died of cancer during his senior years. He lived with his maternal grandmother after his mother's death.

Braden was first drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 46th round of the 2001 MLB Draft, but he did not sign. Braden played two seasons of college baseball at American River College in Sacramento, California, where he had a total record of 12–4 including a complete game against Fresno City College while still allowing one batter to strike out 14 batters. He then spent one season with the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Personal life

Braden helps Charity Communities in Stockton provide food and support. On Thanksgiving, he personally collects and distributes food for the hungry. Braden was given an Annual Community Service Award by the University of the Pacific in Stockton in 2011.

Braden threw out the first pitch at the 2006 Little League World Series's opening ceremonies.

Braden was named a distinguished alumnus on behalf of American River College, where he enrolled as a student and played baseball for two seasons in October 2015.

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Professional career

Braden was drafted out of Texas Tech University in the 24th round of the 2004 MLB Draft.

Braden joined the Vancouver Canucks in 2004 as a short season coach. He appeared in eight relief appearances, winning two out of a pair of games and being promoted to the Class A Kane County Cougars, but primarily as a starter. He made five starts for Kane County and set a 2–1 record.

Braden split the season between the Class A-Advanced Stockton Ports and the Midland RockHounds in 2005. He set a 6–0 record for the Ports and a 9-5 record for the RockHounds. His overall record of 15 wins led to the recognition of Pitcher of the Year for the Athletics club, assuaging him Pitcher of the Year award. In the 2005–06 offseason, he underwent shoulder surgery. Braden was known for tossing the screwball during his rookie season, but he decided against it shortly after his shoulder surgery.

Braden began the 2006 season with the rookie league Arizona Athletics, where he was on a rehabilitation stint. He made six starts, going 2–0, and then moved to Stockton, where he was also 2–0 with a 6.23 ERA. He was promoted to Double-A Midland, where he got off to a slow start in 3+1 innings pitched after receiving a no response. He had a 4–0 record, 4.10 ERA, 55 strikeouts, and eight walks in 37+1 innings of work.

Braden played in Double-A Midlands in 2007 and was voted up to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats after one season. Rich Harden was called up to the majors to replace him after he was hurt on April 23. Braden won over the Baltimore Orioles on April 24, 2007, his first big league appearance. He was 1-8 on the season in Oakland, pitching 7213 innings in 20 games (14 starts) with 55 strikeouts and 26 walks.

Braden was the fastest man to beat Triple-A Sacramento and Oakland in 2008. In 19 MLB games (ten starts), he had a record of 4.14 runs, batting 71-29-38, with 42 strikeouts and 25 walks.

Braden was Oakland's Opening Day starter in 2009, but the Los Angeles Angels dropped three runs in six innings on April 6 and lost. He spent the entire season with Oakland, playing in 22 games (all starts), while compiled an 8-09 record with 3.8 ERA, pitching 136+218 innings at 42 walks, winning 81.

Braden's first outing of the season on April 6, 2010, he smashed out a career high 10 batters in seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk one. He was denied a no-decision, but the team was able to win in the tenth inning.

Braden was pitching against the New York Yankees on April 22, when Rodriguez ran over the pitcher's mound after a foul ball. Braden yelled at Rodriguez at the end of the game as the players were swapping teams. Rodriguez said there was no apology and later engaged Braden in the press, referring to his brief career and his poor record.

Braden played his 19th perfect game in MLB history against the Tampa Bay Rays in Oakland on May 9, 2010. 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 even more significant to Braden because he accomplished the feat on Mother's Day. Braden claimed to have pitched the game ten years ago when the season was still in tactic.

During the next homestand, the Athletics commemorated the feat. The A's unveiled a commemorative graphic on the outfield wall, right next to Rickey Henderson's retired number on May 17. The City of Oakland named May 21 "Dallas Braden Day" on May 21. Braden was rewarded with the key to Stockton, Ontario, at a Stockton Ports minor league match on May 22.

Braden finished the 2010 season with an 11–14 record in 30 starts for the A's. He threw five complete games with two shutouts, pitching a total of 192+2nd innings with 113 strikeouts at 43 walks.

Braden began to pitch in three starts in 2011 with a 1–1 record and a 3.00 ERA before complaining of pain in his shoulder. He had a torn capsule in his left shoulder and would need urgent surgery. Braden missed the remainder of the 2011 season.

Braden saved arbitration by signing a one-year contract on December 13, 2011. With $400,000 in incentives, he made $3.35 million in pledged money. Braden did not complete 2012 season, but Braden needed additional surgery on August 21 to fix the rotator cuff of his shoulder. For the first half of the 2013 season, the surgery will also sideline him. Braden was let go and became a free agent following the season. Braden officially announced his resignation on January 14, 2014, blaming his arm for his "shredded mess."

Braden played in 94 MLB games (79 starts), compiling a 36–36 record with 4.16 ERA, pitching 491-112 with 305 strikeouts and 141 walks, compiling a 26–36 record. He did not appear in any of Braden's years with the Athletics, as the team 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 sluggish walk at 72 MPH, and a changeup at 72 MPH.

Broadcasting career

Braden joined ESPN as a baseball Tonight analyst and then, as the next season, moved into a game analyst role.

Following the network's dismissal of Curt Schilling, Braden was moved to ESPN's Monday Night Baseball booth early in the 2016 season. Braden was fired alongside hundreds of other ESPN workers on April 26, 2017.

Braden debuted on NBC Sports California as a new field-level analyst for the A's broadcastings on July 14, 2017. Since then, he has been substituting Ray Fosse for him in the TV booth as a color commentator. "All aboard!" is Artie's trademark call for replays of A's home runs. The next stop... Pound-town!

Braden began "Starting 9," with co-host Jared Carrabis on Barstool Sports, which lasted until 2021. Dialed In with Dallas Braden, he also hosts a radio show on Barstool's SiriusXM channel called Dialed In.

He appeared on DraftKings' latest podcast "Baseball is Dead" in April 2022.

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