{"id":458321,"date":"2025-12-03T04:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/458321\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T04:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:29:44","slug":"tom-bradys-niece-maya-selected-no-1-overall-in-ausl-expansion-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/458321\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady&#8217;s niece Maya selected No. 1 overall in AUSL Expansion Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Brady was never the best athlete, but there must be something in those genes.<\/p>\n<p>The niece of the greatest quarterback of all time, Maya Brady, was selected No. 1 overall by the Oklahoma City Spark in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League expansion draft.<\/p>\n<p>Brady, 24, is a shortstop known for her defensive versatility and power at the plate.<\/p>\n<p>She also played at UCLA and was a fifth-round pick by the Talons in last season\u2019s inaugural draft when the league had four teams, and this expansion draft comes with two teams being added.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37822252\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maya-brady-talented-niece-legendary-116581908.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Brady and Maya Brady smiling for a selfie at a sporting event.\" class=\"wp-image-37822252\"  \/>Tom Brady pictured with his niece Maya Brady.  Instagram\/Tom Brady<\/p>\n<p>After missing the first month of the season due to a hamstring injury, Maya hit .500 over 22 at-bats.<\/p>\n<p>Maya also plays professionally for the Toyota Red Terriers in the Japan Diamond Softball League.<\/p>\n<p>Her uncle Tom was also drafted as a baseball player once upon a time, being selected by the Montreal Expos in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft. <\/p>\n<p>That pick of a relative unknown at the time wound up being iconic due to Brady\u2019s NFL success, and has also <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/12\/13\/celebrity-news\/tom-brady-baseball-card-already-has-500k-offer-how-topps-created-sports-metaverse-with-nfl-legend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">resulted in a sought-after trading card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maya has shown some strong abilities, something that is perhaps taken more from her mother.<\/p>\n<p>Maureen Brady, Tom\u2019s sister-in-law, was an All-American pitcher at Fresno State.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.28481807;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37822365\" width=\"758\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2153809157.jpg\" alt=\"UCLA softball player in blue and white uniform with number 7 shouting with excitement on the field.\" class=\"wp-image-37822365\"  \/>Maya Brady in 2024 with UCLA. Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag<\/p>\n<p>Brady added that her family legacy is a big piece to the puzzle that motivates her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/softball\/story\/_\/id\/40252985\/2024-wcws-maya-brady-ucla-softball-tom-brady\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">during a 2024 ESPN interview.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to carry on the legacy of the Brady name,\u201d Maya said. \u201cMy family is just everything to me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tom Brady was never the best athlete, but there must be something in those genes. 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