jay allen bruce (born april 3, 1987) is an american professional baseball corner outfielder for the philadelphia phillies of major league baseball (mlb). before he played for the phillies, he played for the cincinnati reds, new york mets, cleveland indians, and seattle mariners. the reds chose bruce in the first round, 12th overall pick, of the 2005 major league baseball draft (where teams chose their players). he started playing in mlb in 2008. bruce has been named an all-star three times during his career, and has won the silver slugger award twice.