On Monday, Michael Brantley hit live batting practice for the first time in Spring Training.
Indians reporter for MLB.com Jordan Bastian reported that Brantley had 3 at-bats, 2 being against Josh Tomlin and 1 against Dan Otero.
Michael Brantley had this to say about hitting live batting practice:
“It was good. Another stepping stone. Another progression. It went well.”
Indians manager Terry Francona had this to say about Michael Brantley hitting live batting practice today in the tweet below
Here is the full Terry Francona quote on Brantley, who got through a live-BP session with no issues today: pic.