Indians finally call up first baseman Bobby Bradley from minors

The Cleveland Indians have called up first baseman Bobby Bradley from the minors.

Bradley, 23, has spent the entire season to date with Triple-A Columbus, batting .292 (75-for-257) with 17 doubles, 24 home runs and 55 RBI in 67 games (.359/.638/.997).

He is currently leading the International League in home runs and slugging pct. (.638), is second in RBI and fourth in OPS (.997). Bradley is hitting .316 (24-for-76) in June with 9 homers and 16 RBI over 19 games and for the year has hit .319 (30-for-94) with 9 HR off left-handed pitching.

His 24 home runs are the fourth-highest total in all of Minor League Baseball to date.

Bradley was the club’s third-round pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft and will be making his debut at the Major League level.

He is started against the Detroit Tigers Sunday afternoon.