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Jackie Bradley Jr., a defensively gifted outfielder who spent nine of his 11 major league seasons with the Boston Red Sox, has found his first post-playing job.
Bradley will join ESPN as an analyst on Southeastern Conference baseball games, the network announced Thursday.
“I’m honored to join ESPN and can’t wait to get started covering the game that I love,” Bradley said in a statement.
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Following his final season in MLB in 2023 with the Kansas City Royals, Bradley resurfaced last year with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, an independent minor league team.
He subsequently signed with the New York Mets last July, and appeared in 25 games with their Triple-A affiliate, but was released in September.
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Bradley made one All-Star team, won one Gold Glove Award, and was named Most Valuable Player of the 2018 American League Championship Series, in which the Red Sox defeated the Houston Astros.
Bradley retires with 1,182 career games at the MLB level and a .225/.303/.381 slash line. In addition to his tenure in Boston (2013-20, 2022), Bradley played for the Milwaukee Brewers (2021), Toronto Blue Jays (2022) and Royals (2023).
An accomplished college baseball player at the University of South Carolina, Bradley played on a pair of national championship teams (2010 and 2011). He won the 2010 College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award.
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