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Patrick Bailey (born May 29, 1999) is an American professional baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at North Carolina State University, and was selected 13th overall by the Giants in the first round of the 2020 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2023.
As a sophomore in 2019, Bailey batted .288/.390/.513 with three triples (eighth in the ACC) and 10 home runs alongside a .989 fielding percentage. He was named to the All-ACC First Team, ABCA's Atlantic All-Region Team, USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team, and third team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, and was one of 14 semifinalists for the Buster Posey Award, as the nation's best catcher. That summer, he again played for the United States collegiate national team.
As a junior in 2020, he hit .296/.466/.685 in 54 at bats. He hit six home runs (fourth in the ACC), 20 RBIs (second), and 17 walks (third) over 17 games before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bailey made his professional debut in 2021 with the Eugene Emeralds of the High-A West. After slashing .185/.290/.296 with two home runs and 15 RBI over 33 games, he was demoted to the Rookie-level Arizona League Giants on June 26, but was reassigned to the San Jose Giants of the Low-A West after two games. Over 47 games with San Jose to finish the season, Bailey slashed .322/.416/.531 with seven home runs, 24 RBI, and 16 doubles, and caught 48% of attempted base-stealers. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions after the season where he batted .292/.375/.417 in 48 at-bats, and was named to the Fall Stars Game.
Bailey returned to Eugene for the 2022 season. Over 83 games, he hit .225/.342/.420 in 267 at bats with 12 home runs, 51 RBI, and 49 walks (eighth in the league), while leading the league with seven sacrifice flies and on defense catching 30% of attempted base-stealers. He was named the 2022 MiLB Gold Glove as the best defensive catcher in the minor leagues, an NWL post-season All Star, and an MiLB.com organization All Star.
To open the 2023 season, Bailey was assigned to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Eastern League. After hitting .333/.400/.482 in 60 plate appearances across 14 games, Bailey was promoted to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, where he posted a .216/.317/.353 slash line with 2 home runs and 6 RBI across 14 games.
In 2024, Bailey won his first Gold Glove Award as a catcher in the National League. He is the fourth catcher to win the Gold Glove for the Giants. He won the award that year along with his teammate, third baseman Matt Chapman.
On July 8, 2025, in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Bailey hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run off closer Jordan Romano. This was the first walk-off inside-the-park home run by a Giant since Ángel Pagán's similar hit in 2013, and the first by a catcher since Bennie Tate's in 1926. On September 12, in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Bailey hit a walk-off grand slam home run off closer Tanner Scott. This was the first walk-off grand slam by a Giant since Jack Hiatt's similar hit in 1969. With those two homers in those two games, Bailey became the first player in MLB history to record a walk-off inside-the-park home run and a walk-off grand slam in a season.
Bailey finished the 2025 season batting .222/.277/.325 in 135 games. Defensively, he led all MLB catchers with 19 defensive runs saved. On November 2, 2025, Bailey was awarded his second career Gold Glove Award for National League catchers.
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