Bradley Edward Glenn (born April 2, 1987) is an American former professional

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. He played in six games for the

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(MLB) in 2014.

Career

Glenn played college baseball for the

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and in 2007 he played

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with the

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of the

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. He was drafted in the 17th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft by the

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, but did not sign. He was later drafted in the 23rd round of the

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by the

, and signed with the team. Glenn was assigned to the Low-A

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for the 2009 season, where he batted .221 over 64 games. In 2010, he played with the Class-A

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and improved, batting .271 with 17 homeruns in 109 games. Glenn was promoted to the High-A

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for the 2011 season, and hit a career-high 26 home runs in 111 games played. He would again move up in the organization, playing the 2012 season with the Double-A

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. Glenn struggled in his first season in New Hampshire, batting .239 in 112 games. He split the 2013 season between New Hampshire and the Triple-A

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, and batted a combined .261 with 22 home runs. He began the 2014 season with New Hampshire again, and was promoted to Buffalo on May 16, 2014. Glenn was called up for the first time in his career on June 25, 2014. Infielder Jonathan Diaz was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Glenn. Prior to his promotion to the Majors, Glenn was batting .381 with the Bisons, with 4 home runs and 22 RBI. He made his MLB debut on June 27, and went hitless in 3 at-bats. On July 5, he recorded his first career hit and walk. Glenn was designated for assignment on July 6 to make room for

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. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to Buffalo on July 8. Glenn elected free agency on November 6, 2015.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glenn, Brad 1987 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Arizona Wildcats baseball players Auburn Doubledays players Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Brewster Whitecaps players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Dunedin Blue Jays players Lansing Lugnuts players Major League Baseball right fielders New Hampshire Fisher Cats players People from Cedartown, Georgia Sportspeople from Polk County, Georgia Baseball players from Tulsa, Oklahoma Tiburones de La Guaira players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Toronto Blue Jays players