Jackie Bradley Jr., the Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 College World Series, was an integral part of South Carolina baseball’s national championship last year — the school’s first national title in a men’s sport and one that, according to some, forever broke the infamous Chicken Curse.
After Monday night, chances are Bradley will continue his career with another once-agonized organization that ended its own curse in championship glory.
Bradley was selected with the 40th overall pick in the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Monday night in the supplemental first round. The junior center fielder, who MLB.com reports is being advised by renowned agent Scott Boras, is expected to leave USC and sign with the Red Sox by the Aug. 15 deadline.
However, Bradley was noncommittal about the future when speaking to reporters Tuesday at Carolina Stadium.
“We’ll see when that time comes [to make a decision],” he said.
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