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Michael Brantley

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 209lb (188cm, 94kg)

Born: May 15, 1987 in Bellevue, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 7th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fort Pierce Central HS (Fort Pierce, FL).

High School: Fort Pierce Central HS (Fort Pierce, FL)

Debut: September 1, 2009 (Age 22-109d, 19,640th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2023 (Age 36-139d)
vs. ARI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Agents: Excel Sports Management • Previously: The Legacy Agency, Double Diamond Sports Management

Full Name: Michael Charles Brantley

Nicknames: Dr. Smooth, Junior, Champ or Uncle Mike

Instagram: @drsmooth23

Relatives: Son of Mickey Brantley

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.3

5566

1656

129

.298

758

RBI

720

125

OBP

.355

SLG

.439

OPS

.794

OPS+

117

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	E	Ch	Pos
1	131 (130)	Sep 1	CLE	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	4	LF
2	132	Sep 2	CLE	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	2	LF
3	133	Sep 3	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	42	9.1	2	0	2	LF
4	134	Sep 4	CLE		MIN	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	2	CF
5	135	Sep 5	CLE		MIN	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	3	CF
6	136	Sep 6	CLE		MIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	CF
7	137	Sep 8 (1)	CLE		TEX	L,9-11	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	CF
8	138	Sep 8 (2)	CLE		TEX	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	CF
9	140 (1)	Sep 11	CLE		KCR	L,1-2	CG	45	12.0	5	0	5	CF
10	141	Sep 12	CLE		KCR	W,13-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	2	CF
11	142	Sep 13	CLE		KCR	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	2	CF
12	143	Sep 14	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	4	CF
13	144	Sep 15	CLE	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	2	CF
14	145	Sep 16	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	3	CF
15	146	Sep 17	CLE	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	2	CF
16	147	Sep 18	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	1	CF
17	148	Sep 19	CLE	@	OAK	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	5	1	6	CF
18	149	Sep 20	CLE	@	OAK	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	3	0	3	CF
19	150	Sep 22	CLE		DET	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	LF
20	151	Sep 23	CLE		DET	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	3	0	3	LF
21	152	Sep 24	CLE		DET	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	LF
22	153	Sep 25	CLE		BAL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	LF
23	154	Sep 26	CLE		BAL	W,9-8	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	PH LF
24	157 (2)	Sep 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	1	CF
25	159 (1)	Oct 1	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	CF
26	160	Oct 2	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	5	CF
27	161	Oct 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-11	CG	40	8.0	3	0	3	CF
28	162	Oct 4	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-12	GF	9	2.0	2	0	2	PH CF
							28gm		229.1	59	1	60