Aug 13, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min · 20 segments
On the latest Phenom to the Farm, former pitcher Jed Bradley talks about overcoming physical ailments to finally make the big leagues. Advertising Inquiries…
Jed BradleyGuestKyle BandujoHostAnd you did come back for a cup of coffee in the Atlantic League, which I found really fascinating.
Don't wanna sk- I know we're close on time, but I don't wanna skip over that.
Well, uh, so I went back to Georgia Tech, right? I, I, I finished my undergraduate degree, um, you know, graduated in, in business management.
That was the first time I'd ever been out of the game, right? And so I didn't realize how much time you actually have, right? When, when you're not, like, a, a collegiate athlete or you're not a professional athlete, I, I, I had no idea.
And so, you know, I st- I was going to class, I was doing classwork, but I'd find myself, I...
It, it's the off-season, I'm YouTubing old, old baseball games, [chuckles] right?
Ni- '90s Braves games and, you know, the, the, some of the games you, you remember a game, like, "Oh, Chris Carpenter threw that shutout," you know, whatever.
Um, and you're sitting there just in love with the game, right? And, and you miss it so much.
Let's start researching that." And so I, I, I researched stem cells, ended up going down to South Florida and, uh, to getting a stem cell injection in my shoulder, um, and starting to throw in program again while I was in school.
'Cause they, they, they were the, they were the Twins affiliate, and then they went to the Atlantic League, and lot, lotta, a lotta changes in, in, in minors and affiliated baseball of late.
So they're, they're not even in the Atlantic League anymore, but they were at the time, and they gave me an opportunity.
And you did come back for a cup of coffee in the Atlantic League, which I found really fascinating.
Don't wanna sk- I know we're close on time, but I don't wanna skip over that.
Well, uh, so I went back to Georgia Tech, right? I, I, I finished my undergraduate degree, um, you know, graduated in, in business management.
That was the first time I'd ever been out of the game, right? And so I didn't realize how much time you actually have, right? When, when you're not, like, a, a collegiate athlete or you're not a professional athlete, I, I, I had no idea.
And so, you know, I st- I was going to class, I was doing classwork, but I'd find myself, I...
It, it's the off-season, I'm YouTubing old, old baseball games, [chuckles] right?
Ni- '90s Braves games and, you know, the, the, some of the games you, you remember a game, like, "Oh, Chris Carpenter threw that shutout," you know, whatever.
Um, and you're sitting there just in love with the game, right? And, and you miss it so much.
Let's start researching that." And so I, I, I researched stem cells, ended up going down to South Florida and, uh, to getting a stem cell injection in my shoulder, um, and starting to throw in program again while I was in school.
'Cause they, they, they were the, they were the Twins affiliate, and then they went to the Atlantic League, and lot, lotta, a lotta changes in, in, in minors and affiliated baseball of late.
So they're, they're not even in the Atlantic League anymore, but they were at the time, and they gave me an opportunity.
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