born october american professional baseball outfielder los_angeles_dodgers organization played mlb san_diego_padres texas_rangers son major_league outfielder older brother safety played basketball princeton_university second athlete earn team ivy league honors baseball basketball mlb draft selected seventh round major league debut august collecting hit broke center fielder played right field second season frequently batted lead occasions come hit cycle november finished national_league triples times stolen bases twice major_league_baseball career hits home runs princeton alumnus amateur career high school born california time father major_league_baseball player nearby san_francisco_giants grew travelling country father lived japan dominican_republic high school envisioned likely professional basketball player baseball player prior freshman year mother objected baseball focus basketball high school sophomore high school junior second team metro basketball player county athletic league valuable player basketball freshman sophomore junior sophomore led team senior gave responsibility point forward college chose attend princeton_university academics tradition basketball excellence respected tradition qualifying participate time university teams qualified post season play ncaa men princeton recruited basketball player play baseball freshman father directed princeton baseball coach recruiting visit member class princeton_university second athlete ivy league history teammate chris young team ivy basketball baseball played ivy league champion national collegiate athletic association ncaa championship tournament participants sports played ncaa championship tournaments sports earned basketball averaged points minutes game sophomore season senior season bradley left door open come batting practice urge sophomore suggestion mother resumed baseball posted modest numbers season hit batting average earned ivy honorable mention drafted baltimore_orioles fifteenth round draft overall bradley felt major_league_baseball scouts participate college baseball players instead signing giving amateur status returned senior season posted league leading home runs runner batting average earning honors subsequently drafted seventh round overall signed northeast scouting director professional career graduating professional debut minor league baseball hit batting average games soon promoted single year father team hitting coach posted batting average base percentage slugging percentage single midwest league earned mid season post season star honors season tied lead runs scored rbis batting average stolen bases highlights team high grand hit performance subsequently west posted batting average base percentage slugging percentage won batting title season named league valuable player led league doubles second outfield errors season listed fifth best prospect organization named prospect league named baseball america low star batted games earned mid season post season league star honors highlight occurred hit cycle season ended invited play san_diego affiliate afflicted shoulder hit spring training home runs runs batted bats posted batting average base percentage slugging percentage games san_diego_padres expected september forced disabled list called ahead schedule august debut bat came score run fifth princeton alumnus play african american alumnus posted major_league home run sixth game september victory milwaukee brewers miller park home run san diego victory road september victory nationals park game posted hit performance rbi performance batted september pittsburgh princeton batter oppose princeton pitcher accumulated major_league bats rookie year considered season bat played following season played winter baseball struggled baseball america projected day starter experts questioned long term solution center field team started season triple affiliate recalled june father max served hitting coach following july trade shared right field july san_francisco_giants home run season career hit game july august seven games august game involved bench clearing incident thought threw elbow tagged posted home runs tallied runs batted rbi defensively innings spent right field center field finished 8th national_league triples 9th stolen bases executed delayed steals taking toss mound covering second catcher ball receiving pitch april atlanta braves career rbi game falling double shy cycle history moved lead position lineup fell home run shy franchise cycle los_angeles_dodgers going plate getting triple 1st inning double june june hit tie breaking home runs victories florida july went day disabled list problems september chicago_cubs stole potential home runs deep fly balls game achieved career high game hitting streak led national_league errors set new career highs home runs rbi majority innings right field innings split remaining time left field center field started slowly hitting april eventually optioned recalled june time home runs batting average bats recalled going doubles triples home runs stolen bases games minor league game twice july scored times innings jumped lead florida late july missed games august new_york_mets hits missing cycle home run posted second double ninth inning bat august delivered lead home run game winning bases loaded walk hit september got grand slam home run chicago cubs season totals dropped home runs rbi totaled triples time finishing 10th played innings right field formed platoon right field getting starts right handed pitchers batting starts right appeared career high games year starting right occasional starts center left field pinch hitting appearances single double triple fourth inning hit effort fell short franchise cycle sixth career lead home run added single second inning double fourth ended hit shy cycle fifth time time triple june suffered strained oblique muscle left game missing games injury finished year batting home runs rbi collected triples finishing 9th league committed errors tied coming expected platoon right injuries center fielder left fielder expanded playing time starts right center played career high games entered season hits shy record alumnus held home runs school best week august august won week award week tied single game career high hits joined steal club hit walk home run home run stealing catch surpassed previous career best hitting streak marked player week award hit home runs doubles triple seven runs scored september princeton class major league debut atlanta braves second princeton princeton batter pitcher matchup major league history struck debut braves setting franchise debut record voted valuable player season local baseball writers members media 8th player history record home runs steals season year hit home runs base plus slugging new career highs stole bases finished tied 5th league triples september signed year contract extension san_diego season batted home runs season batting average base percentage slugging percentage rbis career lows season offseason acquired shifting reserve role hit home runs doubles stolen bases mid august texas_rangers august traded texas_rangers catcher player named later rangers needed outfielder supplement players like dealt injuries past announced august edwards cleared traded february signed minor league deal cleveland_indians march released indians day signed minor league contract philadelphia_phillies june opted minor league deal free agent los_angeles_dodgers june los_angeles_dodgers signed added major league roster appeared games dodgers hit double bats designated assignment june cleared accepted outright assignment july dodgers brought active roster went disabled list following week designated assignment accepted outright assignment
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