Bradley jammed Turner, who is entering his 15th season in the majors, and then asked the 38-year-old to sign the ball. "I saw one pitch, a fastball," Turner said, according to MLB.com.

Tampa Bay rookie Taj Bradley got thrown into the fire earlier than planned this season when injuries decimated the Rays' starting rotation. He's done well so far, posting a 4-2 record in seven starts.

NEW YORK (AP) — Taj Bradley walked onto the Yankee Stadium mound for the first time and spotted his mother sitting behind home plate in the crowd of 43,173. “She's loud,” he said with a smile.

Taj Bradley had a remarkable start with the Rays, compiling a 3-0 record and 3.52 ERA with 23 strikeouts over 15-1/3 innings while beating the Red Sox, Reds and Astros.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley continued his stellar first half of the season on Friday and struck out eight batters in seven innings of shutout ball during the Rays' 2-0 win over the ...

Taj Bradley will make his MLB debut with the Rays' undefeated streak on the line The Los Angeles native will make his MLB debut tonight against the Boston Red Sox, which could be pressure enough.

Taj Bradley retired the first 16 batters he faced and yielded two hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, while Danny Jansen clubbed a two-run homer and had three RBIs as the Tampa Bay Rays kept the ...

Josh Lowe went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and Taj Bradley worked six shutout innings as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays edged the Boston Red Sox 2-1 to begin a season-ending, three-game series on Friday.

TAJ BRADLEY, Tampa Bay Rays: Taj Bradley is 4-5 with a 4.95 earned run average. ... The 24-year-old Los Angeles native is making his 16th start of the season and is 0-1 this month with a 7.16 ERA. ...

Taj Bradley, pictured during a 2018 game with the Gulf Coast League Rays, had a breakthrough last season when he dominated at Class A Charleston (S.C.) and Bowling Green (Ky.).

Bradley has always had incredible stuff, of course, and so far this season, he's showing what it might look like if he puts it all together. After Thursday's start, he's up to 50 strikeouts and ...

Taj Bradley, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays Bradley made his MLB debut with the Rays on April 12. Through three starts, he’s posted an elite 38 percent strikeout rate and 3 percent walk rate.