Brad Gregory Ziegler is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ziegler was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 31st round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, but he returned to Missouri State University for his senior year. Upon graduating, the Philadelphia Phillies drafted him in the 20th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. He only threw six innings for the short season Batavia Muckdogs due to shoulder tendinitis. The Phillies released him a week before the start of the 2004 season because they felt he was not good enough to pitch in Low-A... and too old to return to short season ball. After pitching well in four starts for the Schaumburg Flyers, an independent Northern League team, the Oakland Athletics signed Ziegler and he went into the starting rotation for the High-A Modesto Athletics of the California League. After a solid season helping Modesto to the league playoffs, while pitching in his first game Ziegler was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Fred Lewis, playing for the San Jose Giants at the time.
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| Birthdate: | October 10, 1979 |
| Birthplace: | Pratt, Kansas |
| Age: | 32 |
| All Positions Played: | Relief pitcher |