Bradley Christopher Harman (born 19 November 1985) is an Australian former

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second baseman. He previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Professional career

Born Bradley Christopher Harman, he signed with the Phillies organisation in 2003 and debuted with the

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the next year. At the end of the season he led shortstops with a .928 fielding percentage. Later that year he played for the Australian under-19 national team. Harman starred in the 2005 Claxton Shield, winning both the Gold Glove Award and Helms Award as the MVP of the tournament while leading the New South Wales Patriots to the title. In 2005, Harman averaged .303 for the Lakewood BlueClaws. In his debut for the Australia national baseball team, he hit .333 in the

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, playing error-free ball in six games at shortstop; he split time at short with

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in his debut tournament with the senior team. In 2007, Harman hit .281 for Clearwater with 13 home runs. In the

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, he batted .275 and scored 11 runs in 10 games for Australia. He was one run behind the tournament leader, teammate

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. Harman scored the 7th-inning go-ahead run against the

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in a game Australia lost, 3–2, in 10 innings. Harman sparked the winning rally in the bottom of the ninth inning against the

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closer Michiel van Kampen. Against Team Canada, Harman doubled in Luke Hughes with the go-ahead run in the 9th inning. Right after the Cup ended, the Phillies added Harman to their 40-man roster. He started with the

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in 2008 and, though he only hit .222, was called up to the majors on 20 April 2008 when Jimmy Rollins got injured. He debuted as a pinch-hitter on 22 April for

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. On 31 August 2009 Harman was designated for assignment by the Phillies. Four days later it was announced that he'd been selected for the Australian team at the

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. On 20 May 2010, ''Herald Sun'' reported that Harman had been suspended for 14 months by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority for failing to declare his whereabouts. Due to his ASADA related suspension, Harman did not join his hometown Melbourne Aces in the Australian Baseball League until the 2011-12 season where he batted .305 and broke the single season home run record with 15 in 34 games. Harman played his last professional baseball game 11 February 2017 with the Aces in the 2016-17 ABL Championship Series against the eventual champion Brisbane Bandits.

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