American baseball player (born 2003)
Baseball player
Brady Hunter House (born June 4, 2003) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Washington Nationals organization.
Amateur career
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
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]
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
^ "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 .
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