Michael Brantley

#23

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Full Name:
 

Michael Charles Brantley​

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Nicknames:

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“Dr. Smooth"

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Born:  
   

May 15, 1987

Bellevue, Washington

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Family:  

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Father: Mickey

Mother: Nina

Sister: BriAnna

Spouse: Melissa (Torres)

Cousin: Justin

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His father played in the MLB (a Seattle Mariner when Michael was born). He was also a hitting coach in the Mets and Blue Jays organizations. He (Mickey) grew up in Catskill (New York).

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His cousin Justin used to be in Cleveland’s system.

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His grandfather was a foundry worker.

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He married his wife on November 17, 2012.

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School:  

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Played in Southwestern Port St. Lucie Little League Baseball.
 

Fort Pierce Central High School, Fort Pierce, FL

Mascot: Cobras
 

Signed a letter of intent to attend the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.

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Baseball Related:

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2005 - Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers (205th overall).

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2008 - Traded from the Brewers to Cleveland (he was ‘the player to be named later’ from a previous trade).

2009 - September 1st - Major League debut with the Cleveland Indians.

2014 - Signed a 4-year contract with Cleveland ($25 million).

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Extra:

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In the early 1980s, Mike Tyson’s trainer brought him to upstate New York to keep him out of the trouble in Brooklyn and he lived with Michael’s grandparents. Mike Tyson was a teenager at the time.

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Sample Heckles:

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