Cody Bradford

BIOGRAPHY

Cody Bradford was born February 22, 1998, in Aledo, Texas. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Bradford was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 6th round of the 2019 MLB draft. He signed with Texas for a $700,000 signing bonus, which was $418,000 over slot value. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bradford was assigned to the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A East to open the 2021 season. With them, he posted a 4–4 record with a 4.23 ERA and 87 strikeouts over 67+2⁄3 innings. He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central in August. In 7 games for Frisco, he went 2–0 with a 3.89 ERA and 41 strikeouts over 34+2⁄3 innings. Bradford returned to Frisco for the 2022 season, going 10–7 with a 5.01 ERA and 124 strikeouts over 118+2⁄3 innings.

Bradford received a non-roster invitation to major league spring training in 2023. He opened the 2023 season with the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. Bradford was named the PCL pitcher of the month for April after going 5–0 with a 0.64 ERA in 5 starts. On May 15, 2023, the Rangers selected Bradford’s contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time to start that day against the Atlanta Braves. In his MLB debut, Bradford allowed 6 runs over 5 innings.