sentences:  The Reds drafted Bruce in the first round, 12th overall pick, of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft; he made his MLB debut in .Bruce has been named an All-Star three times during his career, and has won the Silver Slugger Award twice.Bruce was born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 3, 1987, the youngest of three children of Joe, a plumber, and Martha Bruce, a special education schoolteacher.