Like most Major League Baseball players, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. will play his first regular-season game of 2021 this Thursday — which will also be the first with his new team.
But in a Players’ Tribune article published Wednesday morning, Bradley notes Thursday’s date, April 1, also marks another milestone in his baseball career: the day his major league dream became a reality with the Boston Red Sox after two years in the minor leagues.
“Entering the 2013 season, I figured I was on my way to good ol’ Pawtucket,” he wrote. “But to my delight, something else happened to me that spring: I reached my goal of becoming a Major League Baseball player.