Braden Bishop is a Northern California native who played several sports
while growing up, before starring at the University of Washington. The
Seattle Mariners drafted Braden in 2015, and he made his major league
debut with the club in March 2019. While in college, he learned that his
mother Suzy - a former UCLA track athlete and highly successful
television producer - was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's
disease. Braden launched 4mom.org
in 2014 after his mother's diagnosis and continues to use his platform
to honor her memory and raise money to fund Alzheimer's research. Suzy
Bishop passed away in 2019.