Braden Bishop
baseball player from San Carlos, California
Braden Adam Bishop (born August 22, 1993) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners. He was drafted by the Mariners in the third round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft out of the University of Washington.
Early life and amateur career
Bishop was born in Woodland, California. His hometown is San Carlos, California. His father owns a private investigation company, and his mother, Suzy, ran track at UCLA and was a movie producer and head of the Vancouver Film School in Canada.
Bishop attended St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California.
Bishop attended the University of Washington in Seattle, where he played baseball for the Washington Huskies. In 2014, he batted .304/.394/.359 with 21 steals (leading the Pac-12 Conference) in 24 attempts.
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