Tom Brady, Niece Trade Messages After UCLA Softball Appearance

The retired quarterback spent time watching another great Brady athlete over the weekend.

With Tom Brady no longer playing football, his niece has now taken the mantle as best current athlete in the family. Maya Brady is currently a junior at UCLA and one of the has been one of best players on the Bruins’ softball team for a few years.

Over the weekend, Tom attended a UCLA softball game to watch his niece play against Arizona State. Afterwards, he posted a picture on Instagram of the two together with the caption: “Night at the ballpark. Big W!”

Maya, then responded to her uncle with a sweet message.

“I love you Uncle Tommy,” she wrote. “Thank you for coming!!!!”

The UCLA softball team is 43–4 and on a 15-game winning streak after a three-game sweep of the Sun Devils over the weekend, the fourth straight three-game series that the team swept. Maya Brady is currently the star of the team, hitting .449 with a 1.403 OPS in 47 games played.

At this pace, UCLA has a chance to be a force in the Women’s College World Series, and the farther they go, the more Tom may want to come back and watch the the next great Brady athlete.