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Brian O'Grady

American baseball player

Brian O'Grady (born May 17, 1992) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Rays, and San Diego Padres, in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions, and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles.

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. O'Grady played for the Billings Mustangs in 2014, hitting .257.354/.449 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 with 11 home runs and 54 RBI. He returned to Daytona for the 2016 season, hitting .235/.363/.394 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 with 8 home runs and 27 RBI. He split the 2018 season between Pensacola and the Louisville Bats, hitting a combined .280/.358/.512 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI.

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