Brad Michael Keller was drafted in the eighth round of the 2013 MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He currently is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.
Keller attended Flowery Branch High School in Flowery Branch, Georgia, where he was a member of the Falcons baseball team. He was selected in the eighth round of the 2013 MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He had committed to play collegiate baseball at Presbyterian College, but instead elected to sign with the Diamondbacks.
On July 7, 2020, it was announced that Keller had tested positive for COVID-19.10 days later, he was cleared to return to the Royals’ Summer Camp after producing two negative tests at least 24 hours apart.
On September 13, 2020, Keller pitched the first complete-game shutout of his career against the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing five hits (only one for extra bases) and one walk, striking out two batters.
With the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Keller appeared in 9 games, compiling a 5-3 record with 2.47 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 54+2⁄3 innings pitched. In 2021, he started 26 games and posted an 8–12 record, a 5.39 ERA, and 120 strikeouts in 133+2⁄3 innings.