Chad Bradford
Chad Bradford was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States on September 14th, 1974 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 50, Chad Bradford biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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The Chicago White Sox selected Bradford in the 34th round (957th overall) of the 1994 MLB draft, but he elected to stay in college through 1996. The White Sox—the only major league team that had even scouted him—re-drafted him in the 13th round (377th overall) of the 1996 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut on August 1, 1998 at the age of 23. In 29 games, Bradford was 2–1 with a 3.23 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 30.2 innings.
In 1999, Bradford made only three appearances in the majors while spending most of the season with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. He was successful as a September call-up in 2000, going 1–0 with a 1.98 ERA in 12 relief appearances. He also pitched one game in the American League Division Series against the Seattle Mariners, pitching 0+2⁄3 scoreless innings as the White Sox lost the series.
On December 7, 2000, the White Sox traded him to the Oakland Athletics for catcher Miguel Olivo . From 2001 to 2004, Bradford was a specialty reliever for the Athletics, having success against right-handed hitters. His ERA stayed around 3.00 for his career until 2004, when mounting back pain forced him on to the disabled list.
On July 13, 2005, the Boston Red Sox acquired Bradford from Oakland in a trade for outfielder Jay Payton. Bradford, on the disabled list since undergoing lower back surgery March 7, was activated after the All-Star break. In 31 appearances with Boston, Bradford went 2–1 and had a 3.86 ERA with a 1.414 WHIP in 23+1⁄3 innings. After the season, he became a free agent.
On December 27, 2005, Bradford signed a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the New York Mets, where he was reunited with Rick Peterson, his pitching coach from the Athletics. He had a very solid year in 2006 as a right-handed specialist out of the bullpen, going 4–2 with a 2.90 ERA in 70 games.
On November 28, 2006, Bradford signed a three-year, $10.5 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles. On May 31, 2008, Manny Ramirez hit his 500th career home run off of Bradford.
On August 7, 2008, Bradford was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later. With a lot of postseason experience under his belt, Bradford shone in the 2008 playoffs and played a big part in Tampa Bay's World Series run. Bradford pitched in the 2008 World Series, allowing only one hit in two innings for Tampa Bay.
Bradford remained with the Rays into 2009; however, he began the season on the disabled list after injuring his elbow in spring training. Bradford returned in June but shortly thereafter returned to the disabled list, this time after injuring his back while warming up. Bradford was sidelined again at the end of the season with various pains. When on the mound, he was of questionable effectiveness, allowing 22 hits in 10 innings. Largely because of recurring injuries, Bradford told the St. Petersburg Times after the season that he was considering retirement. With no media attention and no interest from MLB clubs, Bradford retired and went to work as a coach in Mississippi.
In 24 career postseason games, Bradford posted a 0.39 ERA, allowing just one run.