Bradish was on a pitch limit, as is typical for pitchers working their way back from Tommy John, but was so efficient he made it through six innings on 81 pitches.
The 69-year-old is charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, money laundering, making false statements to his probation officer and possessing firearms after having previously been convicted of felonies.
“He’s been miserable not being able to help us this year, been very miserable kind of watching this thing, and how it’s gone and he finally gets a chance to help,” interim manager Tony Mansolino said.
“You have a gut feeling in your heart when you sign somebody,” Orioles scout Gerardo Cabrera said. “We felt that he was going to be impressive. You had that feeling that he’s different.”
One of the best closers in the game two years ago, Bautista is staring at a recovery time of 12 months or more, and that’s only if everything goes as planned.