Brett Cumberland
Introduction
Brett Cumberland (born June 25, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Atlanta Braves organization.
Career
Cumberland attended Turlock High School in Turlock, California. In 2014, The Modesto Bee named Cumberland their All-District Player of the Year. He enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, where he played college baseball for the California Golden Bears. He became California's starting catcher in his freshman year. In 2016, Cumberland was named the Pac-12 Conference's Baseball Player of the Year. He was named as a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award.
The Atlanta Braves selected Cumberland in the second round, with the 76th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He began the 2017 season with the Rome Braves of the Class A South Atlantic League. In June, he was promoted to the Florida Fire Frogs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.