baseball born april retired major_league_baseball mlb outfielder standing feet weighing pounds bradley switch hitter throws right handed year mlb career bradley played montreal cleveland indians los_angeles_dodgers san_diego_padres texas_rangers chicago cubs career marred legal troubles notable field incidents born california bradley attended drafted major_league_baseball draft playing seasons minor league baseball organization major league debut july bradley traded cleveland_indians exchange pitching prospect day traded los_angeles_dodgers playing games dodgers teams played bradley traded bradley traded granted free agency season team signed texas_rangers voted rangers led american_league base percentage base plus slugging percentage year bradley finished 17th american_league valuable player award voting free agent bradley signed chicago_cubs january traded december year seattle bradley batted released club career batting average home runs runs batted rbi games played described having power speed strong arm star qualities temper allowed fulfill immense potential early life bradley born april california mother worked clerk local supermarket father veteran vietnam war awarded purple heart service bradley named filled son birth certificate rector permission according mother addicted cocaine physically abused homeless years growing bradley half siblings rector previous marriage bradley played baseball teammate graduating high school grade point average committed instead signed july drafted team second round major_league_baseball draft major_league_baseball career montreal bradley began professional baseball career games batted hits following season played games vermont short season affiliate named postseason new_york team played cape fear tying team lead doubles hitting playing senators season suspended seven games starting fight hit pitch played silver medal winning united_states finishing senators played championship series tied games best series final game bradley hit walk grand slam outs count ninth inning senators win season playing games promoted major league club mlb debut july debut hit straight singles new_york_mets season batted rbi games played bradley played games including april walked ahead run 15th inning july year traded cleveland indians serve possible replacement exchange received right handed pitcher day speaking associated_press trade indians general manager stated cleveland indians deal bradley assigned triple buffalo reported team august addition games played played games major league indians april placed disabled list following day earlier anthony hospital florida went disabled list broken bone iris batted ball bounced outfield wall hit left eye trying catch point hitting games rehabilitation stint games reactivated indians june finished season batting average rbis home runs bradley spent entire campaign indians despite placed day strained right missing final weeks season lower injury led team stolen bases august injury speeding ohio stopped refused ticket sped away pleaded guilty speeding fleeing charges september sentenced day jail term ruling upheld supreme_court ohio december november signed year million contract indians order indians avoid salary arbitration spring training banned indians training camp running game earlier april traded dodgers player named later later reported manager insisted bradley traded los_angeles_dodgers game dodgers playing center field bradley went singles walks june ejected game home plate umpire arguing balls strikes restrained manager returned threw ball bag field bradley suspended games tracy game september hit foot home run field september home game bradley line drive charged error fan threw bottle bradley left position right field picked bottle threw stands fan bradley immediately ejected game day mlb suspended remainder season fined undisclosed postseason play hit home run dodgers lost games finished season batting home runs rbis caught stealing times tying eighth mlb offseason bradley went anger management counseling game san_francisco_giants april drove runs single tie game ninth inning outs winning run scoring error play august hitting rbis games day torn anterior rendered inactive remainder season december dodgers traded outfielder prospect season bradley posted batting average home runs runs batted time role went day strained oblique muscle right knee july hit run walk home run beat outs ninth inning game american league championship series versus detroit_tigers bradley player mlb history hit home runs plate postseason game joining series went eighteen home runs rbis june athletics designated assignment trade completed day sent bradley sustained oblique injury game athletic traded san_diego_padres june cash exchange second time players traded san_diego_padres bradley started tenure day came july july batted home runs rbi games september tore right restrained manager altercation base umpire home plate umpire reportedly told bradley winters said tossed bat direction previous bat bradley reached base questioned winters alleged bat throwing subsequent communication according bradley base coach winters addressed bradley barrage profanity bradley moved winters restrained black bradley fell ground injured missed final week regular season lost game playoff national_league wild card october winters suspended remainder season spent postseason restricted list incident mlb determined directed language bradley bradley suspended mlb finding need discipline physical contact winters texas_rangers season bradley agreed year contract texas_rangers announced early january expected healthy ready play season opener rangers designated hitter led base plus slugging mark batting average led league base percentage making star game stated totally happy right play produce good group guys selected play star game designated hitter officially selected reserve injury starting mlb star game according dallas morning news bradley attempted confront television announcer press box following june game believed unfair comments air rangers designated hitter bradley watched broadcast batting took offense comparison manager general manager chased stopped got point returned tears said quoted rangers radio broadcasters saying intended physically harm want speak daniels said upset didn know judging chicago cubs january bradley signed year million deal chicago_cubs issued game suspension supposedly making contact umpire arguing strike april reduced game appeal game june caught routine fly right field threw stands believing inning outs umpire allowed twins advance bases result later month manager told bradley leave home went cooler frustration flying game chicago_white_sox bradley later confronted locker room exchanged words later apologized bradley line team start september cubs announced bradley suspended remainder season interview bradley talked organization declared understand cubs haven won years said uncomfortable cubs general manager felt comments bradley later apologized cubs organization remarks cubs bradley hit home runs rbis traded cash december bradley offseason moves hopes returning playoffs having reached postseason removed game left stadium asked help personal problem organization responded placed restricted list returned team undergoing treatment undisclosed nature ended season having placed july prior right knee surgery august finished season batting home runs rbis games played designated bradley assignment starting season hitting home runs rbi games unable trade bradley released personal bradley dodgers nominee award working charities bradley opened baseball august police received domestic violence related calls bradley house charges filed bradley filed divorce petition finalized january bradley arrested home california charged making criminal threats wife agreed participate court hearing process charges filed wife subsequently filed divorce june bradley convicted jury counts physically attacking threatening wife including counts battery counts criminal threats count assault deadly weapon count vandalism count deadly weapon july sentenced months prison weeks domestic violence anger management classes released bail september age died death certificate dated october lists causes liver shock cardiac arrest january los_angeles court rejected bradley appeal sports_illustrated reported april bradley free pending second appeal spent day jail sole custody sons
Milton Bradley (baseball)