Birth Name | James Bradley Mills |
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Birth Place | Exeter, California |
Famous Name | Brad Mills |
Birth Date | January 19, 1957 |
Net Worth | $8 million |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | White |
Profession | MLB Manager |
University attended | University of Arizona |
School attended | Exeter High School |
Married to | Ronda Mills |
Religion | Christan |
James Bradley Millsknown known as Brad Mills is a former manager of the Houston Astros and a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player. He has also served as a coach for teams like Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox and currently, is a manager of Cleveland Indians.
Early Life Of Brad Mills
Mills was born on January 19, 1957, in Exeter, California. He completed his higher education from Exeter High School in California where he played baseball and after graduating from the University of Arizona, he made his career debut in MLB where he was drafted in the 17th round by the Montreal Expos.
Salary And Net Worth
The Infielder has earned a good amount of wealth and fame through an ongoing career in baseball. He has an estimated net worth of around $8 million as per 2020. He has earned $500,000 through his playing career, while he used to be the infielder for Montreal Expos in 1980.00:3701:31
He began his career as a coach for Philadelphia Phillies in1997 where he earned $200,000 annually and when he was hired as a coach for Montreal Expos in 2003, he signed a $500,000 worth contact including $150,000 as a bonus.
Personal Life Of Brad Mills
After retirement from his playing career, he married his childhood friend and long-time girlfriend, Ronda Mills. Ronda and Brad belong from the same town Exeter, California and Brad’s family used to know Ronda’s family from the beginning.
Though they used knew each other since childhood but they started dating each other in around 1973 and at the time Brad used to play in Major League. They married in 1980 just after Brad took retirement and initiated his career as a coach.
The couple has three children, son Beau and daughters Rochelle Cathleen and Taylor Candice. To this day, they are together and are having a wonderful life with their three children.
Brad Mills Career. Journey To Success
On October 27, 2009, he was hired as a manager of the Houston Astros and after his recruitment, Huston fired their former interim manager Dave Clark. Brad was not succeeded in securing wins for the team, in his first year Huston was out from the league without winning several matches and in his second year, the team faced 100+ losses.
In 2012 he was a third base coach for the Cleveland Indians when the existing coach Terry Francona dealt with a health issue.