Brad Goldberg

Bradley Andrew Goldberg (born February 21, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, and current assistant pitching coach for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox.

In high school, Goldberg was a 2008 preseason Baseball America All-American, 2008 First Team All-Ohio, and the 2008 MVP of the Chagrin Valley Conference. In college in 2013, his senior year at Ohio State University, he was an All-Big Ten third-team selection. Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft, that year Baseball America named him "Closest To The Majors" (with Tyler Danish) and "Best Fastball in the White Sox draft class". In 2016, he was an International League All Star with the Charlotte Knights in Triple-A. His fastball reaches 99 mph.

Goldberg pitched for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) qualifier, saving Israel's first two games. He left spring training with the Chicago White Sox to join and pitch for Israel in the second round of the 2017 WBC in Japan, in March 2017.

Was named pitching coach for Team Israel in WBC in 2026

Early and personal life Goldberg was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Marla Goldberg and Bryan Goldberg, lives in Beachwood, Ohio, and is Jewish. He has two younger twin brothers, Rob and Todd. Goldberg graduated from Beachwood High School.

Amateur career Goldberg attended Beachwood High School in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, graduating in 2008. Playing baseball for the school, he was 5–1 with a school record 64 strikeouts as a junior, and 9–2 with a 1.64 earned run average and 102 strikeouts as a senior; that season he also batted .450 with 35 RBIs.

He was 2008 First Team All-Ohio, was All-Chagrin Valley Conference all four years, and as a senior Goldberg was the 2008 Most Valuable Player of the Chagrin Valley Conference. He was also a 2008 preseason All-American by Baseball America and Under Armour, a two-time All-Sun Press Southeast Pitcher, and a Cleveland Plain Dealer Player of the Week in 2006. In the summer of 2009 he played college summer baseball for the North Coast Knights, was ranked the No. 6 prospect in the Prospect League, and was named to the league's All Star team.

Goldberg transferred to Ohio State University, to play for Ohio State Buckeyes, switching his major to Sociology. He was Charlotte's lone 2016 mid-season International League All Star. The White Sox added Goldberg to their 40-man roster after the season, to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

In 2017, Goldberg threw the most innings in spring training for the White Sox without allowing a run: innings. With Triple-A Charlotte, his fastball touched 99 mph, he threw a heavy cutter or two-seam fastball in the low 90s, his slider was in the mid-to-upper 80s range, and he threw a changeup. Pitching for Charlotte in 2017, Goldberg was 3–2 with a 3.35 ERA, five saves, and 47 strikeouts over innings.

On June 3, 2017, Goldberg was promoted to the major leagues for the first time; to that point he had registered a 2–1 record and 1.99 ERA with four saves and 22 strikeouts over 17 games with the Charlotte. He made his major league debut that day, giving up four runs in of an inning, and was sent back down to Charlotte. Goldberg was recalled on July 19, and pitched a total of 12 innings for the team during his rookie campaign.

Goldberg began the 2018 season pitching for Double-A Birmingham. He had a 2.82 ERA with 32 strikeouts in innings of relief, before he was traded. In 2018 for the Jackson Generals of the Southern League, he was 2–1 with 4 saves and an 0.64 ERA, and had 24 strikeouts in 14 innings while giving up only 4 hits. He picked up saves in Team Israel's first two games. During the first game Goldberg threw 21 pitches while recording all 3 outs in the ninth inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while recording two strikeouts. The next day Goldberg faced the minimum number of batters on 11 pitches with a strikeout, for his second save.

Goldberg left spring training with the Chicago White Sox to join and pitch for Team Israel in the second round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic in Japan, in March 2017. He pitched in two games, pitching 2 scoreless innings.

Coaching career In October 2019, Goldberg returned to the Ohio State Buckeyes, team as their Director of Pitching Development.

Goldberg was named pitching coach of the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, for the 2023 season.

The Guardians named Goldberg their bullpen coach for the 2024 season. He was promoted to the role of assistant pitching coach on December 13, 2024.