Brad Eldred

Eldred with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 55

First baseman

Born: July 12, 1980 (age 36)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Professional debut

July 22, 2005, for the Pittsburgh Pirates

NPB: July 10, 2012, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp

MLB statistics
(through 2012)

.203

NPB statistics
(through 2016 season)

Batting average

.260

Hits

388

Home runs

101

Runs batted in

278

Teams

Bradley Ross Eldred (born July 12, 1980) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has also played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and Detroit Tigers.

Eldred was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Florida International University in the 6th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2004, the Pirates named him their minor-league player of the year after he hit .301 with 38 home runs and 137 RBIs for the Single-A Lynchburg Hillcats and the Double-A Altoona Curve.

He was promoted to the Pirates' major league roster on July 21, 2005, after he hit .297 with 28 home runs and 75 RBIs for the Curve and the Indianapolis Indians. With the Pirates, he hit .221 with 12 home runs in 55 games. After the season was over, the Pirates sent him to play in the Arizona Fall League.

Eldred got injured in the first week of the 2006 season, and was unable to play for the rest of the year. After a strong Spring Training in 2007, in which he began playing the outfield to increase his versatility, he was added to the Pirates' opening day roster. However, he was demoted to Indianapolis on May 20. He was briefly recalled in mid-June, but spent only one day on the roster before returning to the minor leagues.

On January 5, 2008, he signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox. For the AAA Charlotte Knights, he hit 38 home runs and 100 RBIs, leading the International League in both categories. He became a free agent at the end of the season.

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