Name Bradley Zimmer Role Baseball player | Siblings Kyle Zimmer | |
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School University of San Francisco Parents Cathy Hutchins, Eric Zimmer Profiles | ||
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Bradley Clarke Zimmer (born November 27, 1992) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He attended the University of San Francisco, and played college baseball for the San Francisco Dons baseball team. He was drafted by the Indians in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2017.
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- Bradley zimmer rf university of san francisco
- Amateur career
- Professional career
- Personal life
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Amateur career
Zimmer attended La Jolla High School in La Jolla, California, where he played for the school's baseball team. The Chicago Cubs selected Zimmer in the 23rd round, with the 699th overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, but Zimmer did not sign with the Cubs.
Zimmer enrolled at the University of San Francisco (USF) to play college baseball for the San Francisco Dons baseball team. In 2014, his junior year, he was named a preseason All-American and to the Golden Spikes Award's midseason watch list. He was considered to be among the best available prospects in the 2014 MLB draft. He finished his junior year at USF with a .368 batting average, seven home runs, 31 runs batted in (RBIs), and 21 stolen bases.
Professional career
The Cleveland Indians selected Zimmer in the first round, 21st overall, of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for a $1.9 million bonus on June 17, 2014. He then joined the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Class A-Short Season New YorkâPenn League. He finished the season with the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League. In 2015, the Indians assigned Zimmer to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. He batted .305 with ten home runs and 32 stolen bases in 37 attempts in 77 games for Lynchburg. Zimmer was selected to represent the Indians at the 2015 All-Star Futures Game. Following the Futures Game, the Indians promoted Zimmer to the Akron RubberDucks of the Class AA Eastern League. Zimmer batted .219 with Akron. The Indians assigned Zimmer to the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League (AFL), but he was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right foot and considered unlikely to play in the AFL.
Zimmer began the 2016 season with Akron, and was promoted to the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League on July 25. Zimmer ended 2016 with a .250 batting average, 15 home runs and 62 RBIs, along with 38 stolen bases. After the season, the Indians assigned Zimmer to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. He returned to Columbus to start the 2017 season.
The Indians promoted Zimmer to the major leagues on May 16, 2017. He made his MLB debut that day. In his second MLB game, on May 17, Zimmer recorded his first MLB hit and home run. On July 25, Zimmer recorded his first grand slam against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, as the Indians won the game 11-7.
Personal life
Zimmer's father, Eric, played college baseball at the University of California, San Diego. He is an anesthesiologist. His mother, Cathy, ran track at San Diego State University, and works as a counselor at La Jolla High. His older brother, Kyle, is a professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.