Bert Bradley

Steven Bert Bradley (born December 23, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach. He pitched in six games for the Oakland Athletics during the season and began his coaching career in 1987.

Bradley graduated from Cumberland High School in Toledo, Illinois. He played college baseball at Lake Land College and Brigham Young University, helping the Cougars win the Western Athletic Conference championship in 1979.

The Athletics drafted Bradley in the 27th round of the 1979 MLB draft. Bradley began his professional career as a starter, switching to a relief role in 1982. He led the Triple-A Tacoma Tigers in saves and games pitched in 1983 before being a September call-up to the majors, where he pitched six times in his only MLB experience.

Along with Rickey Henderson, Bradley was traded to the New York Yankees on December 5, 1984 for five players. Bradley pitched in the Yankees minor league system for two seasons before he returned to the Athletics organization in 1987, finishing his career with the Madison Muskies. Bradley is the pitching coach at Lake Land College, where he first played college baseball.

Bradley's son Ryan was selected by the Giants in the 30th round of the 2010 MLB draft and reached Triple-A in 2014.