Orioles ink Kyle Bradish to $90 million contract extension

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bradish-kyle/h8UhQmfn/"]Bradish[/a], 29, hasn't allowed more than three runs in each of his last five starts and is tossing a 3.61 earned run average this season with 106 strikeouts through 107.1 innings in 19 starts.[/p][p]The Arizona native had only made 14 starts in the previous two seasons combined after undergoing Tommy John surgery in June 2024. [/p][embed guid="53ae6fff-4b10-4656-bcf3-460530958452" url="https://x.com/Orioles/status/2078575703759491121?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]After a brutal June in which Bradish put up a 4.55 ERA in five starts, his stats in July have taken a turn for the better. He has a 2.51 ERA this month, while opposing batters are hitting just .140 off of him. [/p][p]Bradish placed fourth in Cy Young Award voting in 2023 after he finished the season with 168 strikeouts in 168.2 innings, tossing a career-best 2.83 ERA. [/p][p]The former fourth-round pick of the 2018 MLB Draft made his big-league debut after the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/baltimore-orioles/EcZwBi3N/"]Orioles[/a] acquired him from the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-angels/Mg9H0Flh/"]Los Angeles Angels[/a] in a 2019 trade deal that sent Dylan Bundy to the West Coast.[/p][p]Bundy retired in 2024 after having not pitched in the majors since 2022.[/p]