Bradley Edward Glenn (born April 2, 1987) is an American former
professional baseball
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outfielder
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. He played in six games for the
Toronto Blue Jays
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of
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) in 2014.
Career
Glenn played college baseball for the
University of Arizona
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and in 2007 he played
collegiate summer baseball
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with the
Brewster Whitecaps
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of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
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. He was drafted in the 17th round of the
2008 Major League Baseball Draft
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First round selections
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by the
Oakland Athletics
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, but did not sign. He was later drafted in the 23rd round of the
2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the
Toronto Blue Jays
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, and signed with the team.
Glenn was assigned to the Low-A
Auburn Doubledays
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for the 2009 season, where he batted .221 over 64 games.
In 2010, he played with the Class-A
Lansing Lugnuts
The Lansing Lugnuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They are located in Lansing, Michigan, and play their home games at Jackson Field (Lansing), Jackson Field.
The Midwe ...
and improved, batting .271 with 17 homeruns in 109 games.
Glenn was promoted to the High-A
Dunedin Blue Jays
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for the 2011 season, and hit a career-high 26 home runs in 111 games played.
He would again move up in the organization, playing the 2012 season with the Double-A
New Hampshire Fisher Cats
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. Glenn struggled in his first season in New Hampshire, batting .239 in 112 games.
He split the 2013 season between New Hampshire and the Triple-A
Buffalo Bisons
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, and batted a combined .261 with 22 home runs. He began the 2014 season with New Hampshire again, and was promoted to Buffalo on May 16, 2014.
Glenn was called up for the first time in his career on June 25, 2014. Infielder
Jonathan Diaz was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Glenn. Prior to his promotion to the Majors, Glenn was batting .381 with the Bisons, with 4 home runs and 22 RBI. He made his MLB debut on June 27, and went hitless in 3 at-bats. On July 5, he recorded his first career hit and walk. Glenn was designated for assignment on July 6 to make room for
Nolan Reimold
Nolan Gallagher Reimold (born October 12, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Early ...
. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to Buffalo on July 8. Glenn elected free agency on November 6, 2015.
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Arizona Wildcats baseball players
Auburn Doubledays players
Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Brewster Whitecaps players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Dunedin Blue Jays players
Lansing Lugnuts players
Major League Baseball right fielders
New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
People from Cedartown, Georgia
Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area
Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tiburones de La Guaira players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Toronto Blue Jays players