BOSTON -- Jackie Bradley Sr. spends the early part of his days as a bus operator, and the afternoons mowing lawns or trimming trees, or whatever else he can do to earn some money.
In the evening, he sits on a comfortable chair or couch, turns on the TV in his Virginia home and watches Jackie Bradley Jr. go to work for the Red Sox.
Who exactly is Jackie Bradley Sr.? He is the man who showed his son the value of putting in an honest day's work.
"My dad, in general, he kind of led by example," Bradley Jr.