Marty Brown

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Marty Brown (born January 23, 1963) is the current manager of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League, where he played for three seasons in the early 1990's. He was born in Lawton, Oklahoma.

He was the manager of the Buffalo Bisons from 2003 to 2005 with an overall record of 238-193 (.552). Brown led the team to the International League title in 2004 after a regular season record of 83-61. He also managed the club to a first place finish in their division in 2005 with an 82-62 (.569) record. Brown was honored by the league by being voted the Manager of the Year in 2004, and was also named Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America^[1].

Brown was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 1985 Rule 4 Draft. He reached the major leagues in 1988 and appeared in 35 games over two seasons with the Reds and one with the Baltimore Orioles, who had selected him in the Rule 5 Draft in the winter of 1989. He played in Japan for several years, then played for the Oklahoma City 89ers in 1996 before retiring as a player. He began his managing career in the Pittsburgh Pirates system in 1997^[1].