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He was drafted from high school in the second round of the 1996 draft by the Montréal Expos . He is 6'0" and weighs 205 pounds. He is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. His first Major League Baseball game was on July 19 , 2000 for the Montreal Expos. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians on July 31 , 2001 for Zach Day . Days before the start of the 2004 Season he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for prospects Franklin Gutierrez and Andrew Brown , following an altercation with Indians manager Eric Wedge . In 2004 he earned a salary of $1,730,000. He was a regular member of the lineup for the Dodgers in 2004, where he posted a Batting Average of .265. On December 13 , 2005 , Bradley was traded to the Oakland Athletics along with infielder Antonio Pérez for outfield prospect Andre Ethier . Since the 2002 season, his first full season in the majors, Bradley has had an increasingly larger role in the offense for his teams. He improved his On-base Percentage to .421 in 2003 before it dropped off in 2004. He performed well in the 2005 season, which was injury-plagued once again. He has logged over 500 At Bats in a season only once, in 2004. Bradley's career has also been mired by legal troubles and several notable on-field incidents. In June of 2004, after being ejected from the game, Bradley left his batting glove, bat, and helmet in the batter's box and threw a bag of baseballs from the Dugout on to the field. In September, reacting from a fan throwing a plastic beer bottle on the field during a game against the Colorado Rockies , Bradley threw it from the field violently into the front row. Major League Baseball suspended him for five games. In December of 2004 he served three days in jail related to a November incident. Bradley was a passenger in a car that had been stopped for a traffic violation. Bradley exited the vehicle and began arguing with the police. After being asked to return to the vehicle, Bradley refused, and was arrested. He refused to sign the citation and was charged with obstructing official business. On January 10, 2006, he filed for divorce from his wife of 11 months, Monique Bradley. Despite these legal issues, Bradley has made an effort to have an active role in the community. He founded "Bradley's Youth" while still with the Los Angeles Dodgers , a program for kids to get a chance to meet Bradley before games. In 2005 , Bradley accused teammate Jeff Kent of discriminating against African Americans after he was criticized by the Infielder for not hustling. Kent has denied the charge. The Athletics, a team that works to find undervalued players, especially those who can achieve a high On-base Percentage , are not overly afraid of Bradley's personal history. He has a career Batting Average of .269 with 54 Home Run s and 233 RBI in 534 career games over 6 Major League seasons. EXTERNAL LINKS
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