Brad Lesley

Brad Lesley
Pitcher
Born: (1958-09-11)September 11, 1958 Turlock, California, U.S.
Died: April 27, 2013(2013-04-27) (aged 54) Marina del Rey, California, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
July 31, 1982, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last appearance
October 4, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Career statistics
Win-Loss Record	1-3
Strikeouts	46
ERA	3.86
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1982–84) Milwaukee Brewers (1985) Hankyu Braves (1986–87)

Bradley Jay Lesley (September 11, 1958 – April 27, 2013) was a former Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers from 1982 to 1985. Lesley, who was nicknamed "The Animal", was known for his aggressive style to motivate himself. He later became a television personality in Japan after playing 2 seasons for the Hankyu Braves. His record in Japan is 7–5, 24 saves, 60 games over 2 years.

He was probably best known for his role as Ajimaru "Animal" Resry in the Japanese gameshow, Takeshi's Castle where he would participate in such games as "Devil's Domain", "Stuck Up" and his own game "Animal Bang". Takeshi's Castle would later be shown in the US on the cable network Spike TV as Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, later shortened to MXC.

He has also made a number of appearances in certain films such as Brother (2000) (as Moose), Big Monster on Campus (2000) (as Arnie), Buddy (1997) (as Ali Baba), A Boy Called Hate (1996) (as the Moving Truck Driver), Little Big League (1994) (as John 'Blackout' Gatling) and Mr. Baseball (1992) (as Niven). He also made a brief appearance in Space Jam (1996) (as Himself), after Michael Jordan had asked him to star in it personally.

Lesley had been suffering from kidney problems and had been living in a nursing home for the past seven months, where he was receiving dialysis. He was rushed to a hospital in Marina del Rey where he died from kidney failure on April 27, 2013.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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