#19​

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Full Name:
 

Jackie Bradley Jr.​

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Named after singer Jackie Wilson (Mr. Excitement)​.

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Nicknames:

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“OBJ”, "JBJ"

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Born:  
   

April 19, 1990

Richmond, Virginia

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Family:  

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Father: Jackie Bradley Sr.

Mother: Alfreda Hagans
Spouse: Erin Helring (@erinhbradley)

Brother: Dominique (younger)

Sister: Chyna (younger)

Sister-in-law: Claire Helring (Ferreira) (@clairehelring)

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His father is (or was) a bus driver in Richmond, Virginia. Father played basketball for Fayetteville State.

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His mother is a retired police officer (Virginia state police)

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His wife attended Liberty University where she got a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. Her birthday is May 17th.

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His sister-in-law Claire lives in Brazil.

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School:  

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Prince George High School, Prince George, Virginia

Mascot: Royals

Coach: Mickey Roberts

University of South Carolina

Gamecocks baseball

Coach: Ray Tanner

Full roster

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Growing up he played for the Richmond Braves, an elite travel team based out of Richmond, Virginia. 

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Baseball Related:

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2011 - Drafted by the Boston Red Sox (40th overall).

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2013 - April 1st - Major League debut with the Boston Red Sox.

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2013 - Won the World Series with the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Cardinals; however he did not play in the post-season.

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2016 - Bradley switched his uniform from #25 to #19 (it was previously worn by Koji Uehara).

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Extra:

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Favorite movie: "Man on Fire."

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Played for the Hyannis Mets in the Cape Cod League.

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He has tweeted often about his love for the restaurant 'Chic-fil-a'.

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Sample Heckles:

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"Mr. Excitement... (add other heckle here)."

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@JackieBradleyJr​

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