Michael Brantley

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Michael Brantley
Brantley in 2010.
Cleveland Indians – No. 23
Outfielder
Born: (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 Bellevue, Washington
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 1, 2009 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics (through 2013 season)
Batting average	.277
Home runs	26
Runs batted in	212
Teams
Cleveland Indians (2009–present)

Michael Charles Brantley, Jr. (born May 15, 1987) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians. He is the son of former MLB player and coach Mickey Brantley. He is married to Melissa Brantley.

Brantley was raised in Port St. Lucie, Florida and attended Ft. Pierce Central High School.

Professional career

Milwaukee Brewers

He was drafted by Milwaukee in the seventh round of the 2005 amateur entry draft. In 2005 he played for their Rookie league Helena Brewers and Arizona Brewers. He was promoted to the Class A West Virginia Power in 2006. In 2007, Brantley split his time between West Virginia and the Double-A Huntsville. .

Cleveland Indians

On October 3, 2008, he was traded, as the player to be named later, as the culmination of a transaction that sent Rob Bryson and Matt LaPorta to the Cleveland Indians for C.C. Sabathia on July 7. Near the end of the 2009 season, he was called up by the Indians to replace the injured Grady Sizemore in center field. In his time there, he hit .313 with 11 RBIs. On July 4, 2010, he was again called up to the majors to fill in for the injured Shin-Soo Choo. In 2012, as of 6/16/12, Brantley has a 22 game hitting streak. In 2012 he was given the nickname "Dr. Smooth" by Cleveland Indians sports writers Jordan Bastian, Nick Camino, and Dennis Manoloff on Twitter for his smooth swing and approach at the plate. The nickname has now grown and been mentioned on the Cleveland Indians radio WTAM 1100 by Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus.

References

External links

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v t e Cleveland Indians current roster

Active roster	1 David Adams 4 Mike Avilés 7 David Murphy 8 Lonnie Chisenhall 9 Ryan Raburn 10 Yan Gomes 13 Asdrúbal Cabrera 20 C. C. Lee 22 Jason Kipnis 23 Michael Brantley 24 Michael Bourn 27 Bryan Shaw 28 Corey Kluber 31 Danny Salazar 33 Nick Swisher 34 Zach McAllister 35 Marc Rzepczynski 36 Preston Guilmet 37 Cody Allen 41 Carlos Santana 43 Josh Tomlin 44 John Axford 46 David Cooper 47 Trevor Bauer 49 Blake Wood 50 Nick Hagadone 51 Scott Barnes 52 Vinnie Pestano 56 Frank Herrmann 59 Carlos Carrasco 61 Colt Hynes 62 José Ramírez 63 Justin Masterson 70 T. J. House 71 Bryan Price 73 Austin Adams 74 Jesús Aguilar 75 Carlos Moncrief 78 Erik González 88 Josh Outman

Coaching staff	Manager 17 Terry Francona Bench 2 Brad Mills Third base 15 Sandy Alomar, Jr. First base 16 Mike Sarbaugh Hitting 29 Ty Van Burkleo Pitching 32 Mickey Callaway Assistant hitting -- Matt Quatraro Bullpen 45 Kevin Cash Bullpen catcher 64 Armando Camacaro

Persondata
Name	Brantley, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	May 15, 1987
Place of birth	Bellevue, Washington
Date of death
Place of death

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