Brad Holman

From BR Bullpen

Holmanbrad.jpg

Bradley Thomas Holman

BR page

Biographical Information[edit]

The brother of Brian Holman, Brad Holman followed in his sibling's footsteps, pitching in the majors for the Seattle Mariners. His step-father was former big league pitcher Dick LeMay. After his playing career ended, he was an aircraft mechanic for several years before returning to baseball as a coach.

He was a 35th round draft choice by the Kansas City Royals in 1990. He lasted less than a calendar year in the Royals system, being released on March 29, 1991. The M's picked up as a minor league free agent on April 7th.

He advanced through the M's system and reached AAA for the first time in 1993. That summer, he was called up to the big leagues and made his debut on Independence Day against the Boston Red Sox, mopping up the final two innings of a 6-0 shutout loss in the Kingdome, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk. He hit his stride after that, allowing only 2 more earned runs in his next 12 innings spread over 7 games before disaster struck. On August 8th in Arlington Stadium, Mario Diaz hit a line drive off Holman's face and he had to be carried off the field on a stretcher. He suffered a fractured nasal sinus cavity. Holman was released from the hospital just a couple of days later and returned to the M's on August 29th, pitching two scoreless innings against the defending world champion Toronto Blue Jays, but then got shelled in his next three outings. He failed to record an out on August 30th against the Detroit Tigers, walking 2 and allowing a hit; all three runners scored. He allowed 3 earned runs in his next two outings as well. Overall, he appeared in 19 games for the M's, all in relief, and posted a more-than-respectable 3.72 ERA. However, his ERA after the facial fracture was 5.24, and he allowed 11 of his 16 walks after the injury.

He was back in AAA with the Calgary Cannons in 1994. In 24 games - 2 starts - his ERA was a whopping 11.17 and his WHIP was a ghastly 2.379. He allowed 65 hits in 38 2/3 innings (15.1 H/9) and walked 27. While 1995 was an improvement, he split his time between three different organizations. The Mariners had seen enough after 5 games with their new AAA affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers; he pitched one game for the Rochester Red Wings in the Baltimore Orioles system, and also found himself back in AA ball in the Colorado Rockies chain, appearing in seven games for the New Haven Ravens. He was only 27, but it was appearing as if his Major League career was already long gone.

His final professional season was 1996, where he started three games with the Amarillo Dillas of the independent Texas-Louisiana League. His ERA in those three games was 11.68, he walked 11 in 12 1/3 innings, and also gave up 17 hits and 2 home runs.

He returned to the major leagues in 2016 when he was appointed bullpen coach of the Texas Rangers. He was let go after the 2017 season.

Related Sites[edit]

Retrieved from "https://www.baseball-reference.com/bpv/index.php?title=Brad_Holman&oldid=1282519"