LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided arbitration with Milton Bradley Tuesday by signing the outfielder to a one-year contract.
Bradley, 26, joined the Dodgers last Spring after switching from Cleveland just before opening day. He had 19 home runs and 67 RBI while batting .267.
Bradley's five-year career has been marred by a series of incidents, both on and off the field. He was suspended for the final five games of last season after a bottle-throwing tantrum involving a fan at Dodger Stadium and also received a four-game penalty earlier in the year after tossing a bag of balls onto the field following an ejection.
Bradley was recently cited for disorderly conduct after interfering with a traffic stop in Ohio on Thanksgiving Day.
A .265 career hitter, Bradley was traded by Cleveland to the Dodgers after a run-in with Indians Manager Eric Wedge just before the season-opener.
