THE Brady family is filled with star athletes, including Maya Brady, who made a name for herself as a college softball player at UCLA.
Since joining the team, she has helped lead the Bruins to multiple Women’s College World Series appearances and has received praise from her famous uncle.
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Who is Maya Brady?
Maya Brady is a utility player for the UCLA Bruins who was born on June 1, 2001, in San Mateo, California.
Since joining the team, the California native has been named a Softball America Freshman Player of the Year, a Pac-12 Player of the Year, and she is a 2x NFCA First Team All-American.
Entering the 2022 season, she was ranked fifth in UCLA history with a .697 slugging percentage, according to her biography.
Her skills on the field have not gone unnoticed, which is why she was selected to compete for Team USA at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Cup in Dublin, Ireland, in July 2023 alongside her teammate Megan Faraimo.
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Just a few weeks prior, she graduated from UCLA with her bachelor's degree, and now she's pursuing a master's.
Who are Maya Brady's parents?
Maya is the daughter of Maureen Brady and Brian Timmons.
Like her daughter, Maureen was also a standout player in college, earning All-American honors as a pitcher at Fresno State in 1994.
In 2020, Maya revealed that it was her mother who inspired her love of softball.
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“Sports have been huge ever since I was little. I always remember competing all the time,” she told Softball America.
“She [Maureen] just really ingrained in me the love of the game. She always coached my teams when I was little. She’s just always so supportive and always assuring that the love of the game is still in there.”
After graduation, Maureen went into nursing and currently works at a local hospital in Bakersfield, California.
At this time, not much information is available on Maya's father.
Who are Maya Brady’s uncles?
Maya might be making the Brady name famous in softball, but her uncle made it famous in football.
Maya's uncle is NFL legend Tom Brady, a former quarterback for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Since Maya began her softball career, she has received praise from Tom several times.
"Maya Brady, the most dominant athlete in the Brady family...by far!" he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, in March 2021 after Maya hit a home run.
He later continued his praise in June 2022, by giving her a shoutout while playing in The Match golf tournament.
Maya has also shown praise for her uncle and posted about him on Instagram in February 2022.
"Watching you play football has been one of the greatest joys in my life," she captioned a series of photos.
"I can’t even begin to tell you how many lunch arguments I’ve gotten in over the last 20 years of my life lol. The greatest to ever do it! I love you so much."
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Maya is also the niece of former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman Kevin Youkilis, who famously played for the Boston Red Sox.
In 2012, Youkilis married Tom's sister, Julie.
