Bradley Zimmer

Bradley Zimmer

Zimmer with the San Francisco Dons
Cleveland Indians
Outfielder
Born: (1992-11-27) November 27, 1992
La Jolla, California
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Bradley Clarke Zimmer (born November 27, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Indians organization. He attended the University of San Francisco, and played for the San Francisco Dons baseball team. He was drafted by the Indians in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.

Career

Zimmer attended La Jolla High School in La Jolla, California, where he played for the school's baseball team.[1][2][3] 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.[4]

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[5] and to the Golden Spikes Award's midseason watch list.[2] He was considered to be among the best available prospects in the 2014 MLB draft.[6] He finished his junior year at USF with a .368 batting average, seven home runs, 31 runs batted in and 21 stolen bases.[7]

The Cleveland Indians selected Zimmer in the first round, 21st overall, of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8][9] He signed for a $1.9 million bonus on June 17, 2014.[10] He then joined the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.[11] He finished the season with the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League.[12] 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.[13] Zimmer was selected to represent the Indians at the 2015 All-Star Futures Game.[14] Following the Futures Game, the Indians promoted Zimmer to the Akron RubberDucks of the Class AA Eastern League.[13][15] Zimmer batted .219 with Akron.[16] The Indians assigned Zimmer to the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League (AFL),[17] but he was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right foot and considered unlikely to play in the AFL.[16]

Zimmer began the 2016 season with Akron, and was promoted to the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League on July 25.[18] Zimmer ended 2016 with a .250 batting average, 15 home runs and 62 RBI's, along with 38 stolen bases.[19] After the season, the Indians assigned Zimmer to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.[20]

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.[1] His older brother, Kyle, is a professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Draft may keep La Jolla's Zimmer brothers from reuniting". La Jolla Light. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Three locals up for Golden Spikes Award". U-T San Diego. April 14, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ "San Diego Community News Group – Zimmer brothers lead Vikings past Torreys". Sdnews.com. May 12, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Cubs 2011 Draft Results | cubs.com: Team". MLB.com. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Steve Kroner (February 11, 2014). "Bay Area college baseball teams ready for season". SFGate. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Promising outfielder Bradley Zimmer aims to follow in brother's footsteps |". MLB.com. May 23, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Cleveland Indians take University of San Francisco OF Bradley Zimmer with first pick". Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "MLB Draft: USF's Bradley Zimmer selected No. 21 overall by Cleveland Indians – San Jose Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Cleveland Indians draft outfielder Bradley Zimmer, pitcher Justus Sheffield in first round of baseball draft". Morningjournal.com. June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Indians sign first-round pick Zimmer". MLB.com. June 17, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Tribe's top pick Zimmer latest to join Mahoning Valley Scrappers". morningjournal.com. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Indians first-round pick Bradley Zimmer adds depth to Lake County Captains championship quest". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  13. 1 2 Hoynes, Paul (July 14, 2015). "Cleveland Indians promote prospect Bradley Zimmer to Class AA Akron". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Tribe's Zimmer selected for Futures Game". MLB.com. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  15. ↑ Emrich, Robert (July 19, 2015). "RubberDucks' Zimmer off to stellar start: Indians prospect gets three hits, three RBIs in third Double-A game". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  16. 1 2 Meisel, Zack (September 23, 2015). "Cleveland Indians prospect Bradley Zimmer dealing with broken bone in foot". cleveland.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  17. ↑ Lada, Justin (September 23, 2015). "Clint Frazier and Bradley Zimmer part of what could be in Cleveland Indians Fall Development program". The News-Herald. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ Meisel, Zack (July 24, 2016). "Cleveland Indians promote top prospects Bradley Zimmer, Clint Frazier to Triple-A Columbus". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  19. ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=605548#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL
  20. ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/afl/club.jsp?team_id=555

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