Brad Harman
Brad Harman | |
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Reading Phillies in 2008 | |
Free agent | |
Second baseman | |
Born: Melbourne, Australia | 19 November 1985|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 22, 2008, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 8, 2008, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .100 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Teams | |
Bradley Christopher Harman (born 19 November 1985) is an Australian former professional baseball second baseman. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Professional career
Born Bradley Christopher Harman, he signed with the Phillies organisation in 2003 and debuted with the
Harman starred in the 2005 Claxton Shield, winning both the Gold Glove Award and Helms Award as the MVP of the tournament while leading the New South Wales Patriots to the title.
In 2005, Harman averaged .303 for the
In 2007, Harman hit .281 for Clearwater with 13 home runs. In the 2007 Baseball World Cup, he batted .275 and scored 11 runs in 10 games for Australia. He was one run behind the tournament leader, teammate Trent Oeltjen. Harman scored the 7th-inning go-ahead run against the Cuban national team in a game Australia lost, 3–2, in 10 innings. Harman sparked the winning rally in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Dutch national team closer Michiel van Kampen. Against Team Canada, Harman doubled in Luke Hughes with the go-ahead run in the 9th inning.
Right after the Cup ended, the Phillies added Harman to their 40-man roster. He started with the
On 31 August 2009 Harman was designated for assignment by the Phillies.[1] Four days later it was announced that he'd been selected for the Australian team at the 2009 Baseball World Cup.[2]
On 20 May 2010, Herald Sun reported that Harman had been suspended for 14 months by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority for failing to declare his whereabouts.[3]
Due to his ASADA related suspension, Harman did not join his hometown
Harman played his last professional baseball game 11 February 2017 with the Aces in the 2016-17 ABL Championship Series against the eventual champion Brisbane Bandits.
References
- ^ Monday's sports transactions[permanent dead link]baltimoresun.com
- ^ Sedgman, Cassandra (3 September 2009). "ABF Announce 2009 World Cup Team". Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Baseball's Bradley Harman suspended for 14 months". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet