Bradley soaking up every moment

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PHOENIX — As he makes his way around the National League this summer, D-backs right-hander Archie Bradley has had a constant companion at his side — a Polaroid camera.

Bradley has snapped photos on the field with friends who have come to visit him, of the ballparks he’s gotten to pitch in and some of the broadcasters he was familiar with while growing up in Broken Arrow, Okla.

“Honestly, not to sound cheesy, but I really don’t take for granted this position that I’m in,” Bradley said. “Every stadium I’m in, every place we go, every BP we take, I mean thousands and thousands of people pay money to watch us. I really am just kind of enamored and caught up in what I’m allowed to do every day.”

On a D-backs recent road trip, which included stops in Milwaukee and Los Angeles, Bradley met and had his picture taken with Brewers’ radio play-by-play legend Bob Uecker as well as the retiring Vin Scully.

Bradley was raised to address people older than him as Mr. or Miss, but neither …

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