Brian O'Grady


Brian O'Grady is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. He has played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds.

Career

O'Grady attended Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania. He attended Rutgers University and played college baseball for the Scarlet Knights. O'Grady was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the eighth round, with the 245th overall selection, of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.

Cincinnati Reds

O'Grady played for the Billings Mustangs in 2014, hitting.257.354/.449/.803 with 6 home runs and 42 RBI. He split the 2015 season between the Dayton Dragons and the Daytona Tortugas, hitting a combined.249/.360/.411/.771 with 11 home runs and 54 RBI. He returned to Daytona for the 2016 season, hitting.235/.363/.394/.757 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI. He split the 2017 season between Daytona and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, hitting a combined.185/.313/.347/.660 with 8 home runs and 27 RBI. He split the 2018 season between Pensacola and the Louisville Bats, hitting a combined.280/.358/.512/.870 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI. He returned to Louisville to open the 2019 season.
On August 5, 2019, the Reds selected O'Grady's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his debut on August 8 versus the Chicago Cubs. O'Grady was designated for assignment on November 25, 2019.

Tampa Bay Rays

On November 27, 2019, O'Grady was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations and a PTBNL.