▁hitting ▁with ▁a ▁. 3 0 2 ▁average , ▁and ▁also ▁had ▁ 1 4 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 5 4 ▁R BI ▁in ▁ 1 0 6 ▁games . ▁His ▁only ▁full ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁regular ▁came ▁in ▁ ▁when ▁he ▁hit ▁. 2 6 3 ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁H R ▁and ▁ 5 6 ▁R BI ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 ▁games . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁- ▁seasons ▁with ▁several ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues , ▁finally ▁finishing ▁his ▁playing ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Y omi uri ▁Gi ants ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁As ▁coach ▁and ▁manager ▁Between ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁Br ant ley ▁was ▁a ▁coach ▁and ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁organizations . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁Br ant ley ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁base ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays . ▁After ▁Mike ▁Bar nett ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁three ▁weeks ▁into ▁the ▁season , ▁Br ant ley ▁replaced ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁hitting ▁coach . ▁Br ant ley ▁was ▁released ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season , ▁as ▁the ▁J ays ' ▁off ense ▁that ▁year ▁was ▁less ▁product ive ▁than ▁expected . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Br ant ley ' s ▁son , ▁Michael ▁Br ant ley , ▁plays ▁for ▁the ▁Houston ▁Ast ros ▁as ▁an ▁out f iel der , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁World ▁Series . ▁