Brad Komminsk

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Brad Lynn Komminsk (born April 4, 1961) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He attended Shawnee High School in Lima, Ohio, where he played basketball and baseball and was an all-state linebacker in football. He received athletic scholarship offers from Ohio State, Nebraska and Clemson. On June 5, 1979, he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves with the fourth pick in the 1979 amateur draft and received a $70,000 (equivalent to $311,000 in 2025) signing bonus. Komminsk was a highly regarded prospect in the Braves system. He appeared on the cover of Baseball America in 1981 and 1983, where he was described as a potential Triple Crown winner and as the best five-tool player in Minor League Baseball. Hank Aaron described him as a "can't miss" prospect and compared him to future Hall of Famer Andre Dawson and MVP Dale Murphy. Before reaching Major League Baseball (MLB), he was featured on ABC's Nightline and NBC's This Week in Baseball. In 1984, the Braves rejected a trade offer from the Boston Red Sox which would have brought them future Hall of Famer Jim Rice in part because Boston asked for Komminsk in the deal. Despite a sterling record in the minor leagues, Komminsk

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