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Buckle up: Young Red Sox stars strap in for their first playoff race

TORONTO -- Jackie Bradley Jr. played in his first major league game on Opening Day 2013, got his first hit two days later and was demoted to Triple-A for the first time two weeks after that.

He hit his first big league home run on June 4, 2013, three days after his first three-hit game.

Bradley received his first Gold Glove nomination at the end of a 2014 season in which his name first arose in trade rumors.

He experienced his first true hot streak at the plate last August and played in his first All-Star Game this summer.