▁Sr . ▁( born ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁player . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁hitting ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁from ▁early ▁ ▁to ▁September ▁. ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Br ant ley ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Cat sk ill , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁sixth ▁of ▁eleven ▁children — se ven ▁boys , ▁four ▁girls . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁found ry ▁worker ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁hom em aker . ▁He ▁attended ▁Cat sk ill ▁High ▁School . ▁Br ant ley ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁attend ▁Columbia - Gre ene ▁Community ▁College , ▁star red ▁in ▁s occer , ▁basketball , ▁and ▁baseball , ▁and ▁still ▁holds ▁several ▁school ▁records . ▁After ▁one ▁year ▁at ▁CG CC , ▁he ▁star red ▁at ▁Coast al ▁Carolina ▁University , ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁senior ▁season , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁( # 3 0 ▁overall ). ▁After ▁ 3 + ▁successful ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁min ors , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁big ▁league ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁As ▁player ▁Br ant ley ▁played ▁out field ▁and ▁designated ▁h itter ▁during ▁parts ▁of ▁four ▁seasons , ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 1 9 8 9 , ▁all ▁for ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers . ▁As ▁a ▁ro ok ie ▁in ▁, ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁Mar iner ▁regular s ▁in