Ben Broussard
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| New York Yankees — No. 17 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: September 24, 1976 | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| June 22, 2002 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through May 16, 2008) |
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| Hits | 561 |
| Home runs | 87 |
| Runs batted in | 314 |
| Teams | |
Benjamin Isaac Broussard (born September 24, 1976 in Beaumont, Texas) is a Major League Baseball first baseman who is currently in the New York Yankees organization.
He attended McNeese State and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1999 entry draft. The Reds traded Broussard to the Cleveland Indians on June 7, 2002, for Russell Branyan. Broussard went on to have a successful stint with the Indians, and was traded to the Seattle Mariners on July 26, 2006, for outfielder Shin-Soo Choo and a player to be named later (who turned out to be Canton, Ohio native LHP Shawn Nottingham).
On April 21, 2007, he hit the 1st pinch hit grand slam in Seattle Mariners history in a 7-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. On May 5, 2007 he hit a home run in the 8th inning against Chien-Ming Wang, to break up a perfect game with only five outs to go.
On December 12, 2007, Broussard was traded to the Texas Rangers for infielder Tug Hulett. Broussard agreed to a one-year contract worth $3.85 million avoiding arbitration.
On May 8, 2008, Broussard was designated for assignment by the Rangers, and on May 15, he was released. On May 27, Broussard signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees.
[edit] Personal
Ben resides in Beaumont, Texas during the off-season, although he graduated from Hardin-Jefferson High School in Sour Lake, Texas in 1995. He and his wife Brenda have been married for seven years and have a daughter, Mia.
Broussard, who sings and plays the guitar, released a self-titled debut album in 2005. One of his songs was featured in a 2005 episode of A&E's series Dog The Bounty Hunter.
His songs 105 and Hold On To Me were featured in episodes of The N network's South of Nowhere [1]
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- BenBroussard.com - Broussard's personal Web site.
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