Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Brad Hand was born on March 20, 1990, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Hand is a 2008 graduate of Chaska High School in Chaska, Minnesota. He was named the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year in baseball for 2008. Hand committed to attend Arizona State University on a scholarship to play college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Florida Marlins selected Hand in the second round, with the 52nd overall selection, of the 2008 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Florida Marlins in 2011. He has also played for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians. He was a two-time MLB All-Star with the Padres before he was traded to the Indians in 2018.

Hand signed a one-year contract worth a reported $10.5 million with the Washington Nationals on January 26, 2021. Hand found varying levels of success in 2021 with Washington, Toronto, and New York before signing with Philadelphia in 2022.

On August 1, 2023, Hand was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Alec Barger.