Archie Bradley (baseball)

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Archie Newell Bradley (born August 10, 1992) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, and Miami Marlins between 2015 and 2023. Raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Bradley played baseball and football at Muskogee High School and Broken Arrow Senior High School, winning a state championship with Broken Arrow in 2011. That year, the Diamondbacks selected him seventh overall in the 2011 MLB draft, and he spent the next three years in Arizona's farm system. Originally a starting pitcher, Bradley moved to the Diamondbacks' bullpen in 2017, which helped his success as a power pitcher. After serving as the Diamondbacks' setup man and ultimately their closer, Bradley was traded to the Reds in 2020. He was released into free agency at the end of the season and spent the next three years with the Phillies, Angels, and Marlins. An elbow fracture derailed...

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