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Jackie Bradley, Jr.
Boston Red Sox – No. 44
Outfielder
Born: (1990-04-19) April 19, 1990 Prince George, Virginia
Bats: Left Throws: Right
debut
April 1, 2013, for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics (through May 29, 2013)
Batting average	.094
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	3
Stolen bases	1
Hits	3
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Boston Red Sox (2013)–present)
Career highlights and awards
College World Series Most Outstanding Player (2010)

Jackie Bradley, Jr. (born April 19, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League, Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 40th overall pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft after being named the 2010 College World Series Most Outstanding Player while attending the University of South Carolina. Following the 2012 season, Bradley was named the Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Year.

College career

Bradley began his college career in 2009 after attending Prince George High School in Prince George, Virginia. Prior to attending college, he had been named to the 2008 Virginia AAA All-State team and was listed as the 40th best Virginia-based baseball prospect for the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by Baseball America.

With the University of South Carolina in 2009, Bradley hit a .349 average and scored 69 runs in 63 games. Posting a slugging percentage of .537, he hit 11 home runs while walking 34 times and striking out only 31 times. After that he spent the summer in the Cape Cod League with the Hyannis Mets.

In 2010 he batted .368 and 13 home runs, driving in 60 runs while scoring 56 times in 67 games. Then, he went 10-for-29 at the plate in the 2010 College World Series, earning CWS Most Outstanding Player honors.

Professional career

Bradley was selected 40th overall by the Boston Red Sox in the supplemental first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. Bradley made his professional debut on August 23, 2011 with the Class-A Short Season Lowell Spinners, hitting .250 in 10 games split between the Spinners and Single-A Greenville Drive. Bradley was awarded Minor League Defensive Player of the Year by the Red Sox organization for the 2012 season. He hit .315 with 55 extra-base hits, 87 walks, and 63 RBIs in 128 games.

Entering 2013, Bradley ranked 32nd overall on the MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list. After an outstanding Spring Training, on March 31, manager John Farrell announced that Bradley would be the Opening Day left fielder on April 1 at Yankee Stadium. Although he went hitless in two at-bats, Bradley had three walks, scored two runs, drove in one run, and made a couple of hustle plays on the basepath and in the field in the Red Sox' 8–2 win over the Yankees.

Bradley went 3-for-31 with three RBIs in Boston before being optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on April 19; Bradley was demoted to accommodate David Ortiz, who started the 2013 season rehabbing in the minors after right Achilles' tendon surgery.

Personal

Bradley Jr., who is African American, is the son of Jackie Bradley Sr., a bus driver in Richmond, Virginia. Bradley Jr. is engaged to Erin Helring. Both Bradley Jr. and Bradley Sr. were named for singer Jackie Wilson.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB  · ESPN  · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs  · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet