North Augusta’s Tyler Colvin To Make MLB Debut Against Brewers

The Chicago Cubs suspended outfielder Milton Bradley for the rest of the season Sunday, one day after he criticized the team in a newspaper interview. Replacing Bradley on the Cubs roster is former North Augusta star Tyler Colvin. The OF was the Cubs number-one pick in the 2006 MLB draft. Colvin will be in the starting line-up on Monday night when the Cubs play at Milwaukee.

Bradley was disciplined for conduct detrimental to the team. General manager Jim Hendry said he decided to send Bradley home after learning of the player’s remarks in the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald of Illinois. Bradley, scratched from Saturday’s lineup because of left knee soreness, was quoted as saying, “You understand why they haven’t won in 100 years here.“

Bradley struggled this year, his first season with the Cubs, and was booed vigorously by fans at Wrigley Field. He was hitting .257 with 12 homers and 40 RBIs.

Bradley has two years left on a three-year, $30 million contract that he signed as a free agent last offseason. Hendry said he didn’t know if the relationship was “fixable.“

“I just decided late last night that’s what I was going to do, and I didn’t give it a lot of thought what’s going to transpire moving forward,“ Hendry said. “I just felt like it was time to do this.“

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