page_title: Archie Bradley (baseball)
section_title: Arizona Diamondbacks
hierarchical_section_title: Archie Bradley (baseball) / Professional career / Arizona Diamondbacks
caption_attribution_description: English: Archie bradley of the diamondbacks.
context_page_description: Archie N. Bradley is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He was drafted seventh overall by the Diamondbacks in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.
context_section_description: In 2015, Bradley made the Diamondbacks opening day roster. He made the start in his MLB debut on April 11, 2015 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bradley pitched 6 shutout innings, giving up 1 hit and 4 walks, and striking out 6. He also got his first major league hit, a single. Bradley defeated 2014 Cy Young Award winner, and 2014 NL MVP, Clayton Kershaw in the 6-0 Diamondbacks win, becoming the fifth rookie pitcher to make his first start against a Cy Young winner since 2003, and the fourth to win the game. On April 16 Bradley opposed 2014 World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to face the defending Cy Young Award Winner and the World Series MVP in his first two starts. He earned a no decision in 6 2/3 innings pitched in a Diamondbacks 7-6 win in 12 innings.
  During a game against the Colorado Rockies on April 28, 2015, Bradley was hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of Carlos González, forcing him to leave the game. The following morning, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with minor damage to his sinus cavity. Bradley began the 2016 season with Reno, and was recalled and optioned between Reno and Arizona multiple times during the season before he was called up for a final time on May 29. In 26 starts for Arizona, he was 8-9 with a 5.02 ERA.
  During 2017 spring training, after battling for a spot in the rotation, Bradley lost the competition to Patrick Corbin and would serve as a reliever for the 2017 season in Arizona. Sporting a new thick, wild beard, Bradley flourished in the setup role in 2017.
  On October 4, 2017, in the 2017 National League Wild Card Round, Bradley hit a 2-run RBI triple to left-center field off of Pat Neshek in an 11-8 Diamondbacks win over the Colorado Rockies. Bradley was the first relief pitcher in Major League history to triple in a postseason game, as well as the sixth pitcher overall. He finished the 2017 season, his first as a relief pitcher, with a 3-3 record and a 1.73 ERA in 63 appearances. 
  The following year, in 2018, Bradley began the season as the setup man. On the season, Bradley finished with an ERA of 3.64 in 76 appearances. He struck out 75 batters in ​71 ²⁄₃ innings. He shared the major league lead in holds, with 34.
  In 2019, Bradley began as the setup man before taking on the role of closer by midseason. He finished the season with a 4-5 record in 66 games, saving 18 games. He struck out 87 batters in ​71 ²⁄₃ innings.
caption: Bradley pitches for Arizona, 2015
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