Education
Perrysburg High School. Bowling Green State University.
Perrysburg High School. Bowling Green State University.
He has played for the Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Badenhop played college baseball at Bowling Green State University. Badenhop played high school baseball at Perrysburg High School in Perrysburg, Ohio under coach Dave Hall.
Detroit Tigers Badenhop was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers.
Florida/Miami Marlins On December 5, 2007, he was traded to the Florida Marlins (along with Cameron Maybin. Andrew Miller; Eulogio De Louisiana Cruz.
Mike Rabelo and minor league player, Dallas Trahern) for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. On April 9, 2008, Badenhop made his major league debut against the Washington Nationals.
He had a 1-2-3 inning, which included striking out Rob Mackowiak.
Badenhop made his first major league pitching start on April 13, 2008, against the Houston Astros. Badenhop is known by teammates as "The Hopper", a nickname given to him by Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez. DuringMay 16, 2011, Badenhop was a part of one of the more bizarre games in the team"s history against the New York Mets, which ended following Badenhop"s game-winning Reserve Bank of India single—just his second career hit.
lieutenant was the first time that a relief pitcher had given his team the game-winning hit since Micah Owings did it in a 2008 game playing for the Cincinnati Reds.
Tampa Bay Rays On December 12, 2011 he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for Jake Jefferies. Badenhop was used during the 2012 season as a long-relief pitcher and as a ground-ball specialist because of his sinker.
Milwaukee Brewers On December 1, 2012, Badenhop was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Raúl Mondesí, Junior. On January 18, 2013, the Brewers announced they had avoided arbitration with Badenhop, signing him to a one-year contract worth $1.55 million.
Boston Red Sox On November 22, 2013, Badenhop was traded to the Boston Red Sox for LHP prospect Luis Ortega.
Cincinnati Reds On February 7, 2015, Badenhop signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds that included a $4 million option for a second year with a $1.5 million buyout.
In college, he was a team member of the Bowling Green Falcons at Bowling Green State.