Milton Bradley, Jr.

Milton Obelle Bradley Jr. is a professional baseball played from the United States of America who plays as an outfielder, mostly in right field. Straight out of high school, Bradley was picked by the Montreal Expos in the 1996 MLB draft and placed into their farm system. With the Harrisburg Senators, Bradley scored a walk-off grand slam home run to lead his team to the AA-Eastern League championship title in 1999. The following year, he was called up to make his debut for the Expos.

In 2002, Bradley was traded out to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Zach Day. Struggling to get much Major League playing time, he was traded out to the Los Angeles Dodgers after an argument with Eric Wedge, the Indians' manager. At the Dodgers, he became a regular part of the starting lineup and batted at an average of .265.

Towards the end of 2005, Bradley was again traded out to the Oakland Athletics along with Antonio Perez in exchange for a minor league prospect, Andre Ethier. At Oakland, Bradley had a better start to the season and with a .276 batting average, hit 14 home runs and had 52 RBIs, despite being a part-time player with the Major League team. In the fourth game of the American League Championship series, when facing the Detroit Tigers, Bradley hit home runs from each side of the plate to become only the third ever MLB player to do so since Bernie Williams and Chipper Jones.

In 2007, Bradley was designated for assignment and just 8 days later, the San Diego Padres brought his services from the Athletics in exchange for minor league pitcher Andrew Brown. Bradley was brought on without a physical as he was sure to fail it, and thus go elsewhere. So, his stint with the Padres began on the disabled list but he as back before the All Star break in 2007. He ended up as one of the most consistent hitters for the Padres for the rest of the season.

He decided to sign a contract for one year, with the Texas Rangers and as their designated hitter, made a huge mark in the American League, leading with a batting average of .323 and a .443 on-base percentage. In 2008, Bradley was selected for the All-Star game as a designated hitter and although initially meant to be a reserve, got in due to an injury to David Ortiz.
In 2009, Bradley signed a 3-year and 30-million dollar deal with the Chicago Cubs and will be playing in former Cubs player, Sammy Sosa's position – right field.