Brandon Larson

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Brandon Larson

Somerset Patriots — No. 18
Third baseman
Born: May 24, 1976 (1976-05-24) (age 32) San Angelo, Texas
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 4, 2001 for the Cincinnati Reds
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting average	.179
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	37
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (2001-2004)

Brandon John Larson (born May 24, 1976 in San Angelo, Texas) is a Major League Baseball third baseman currently playing for the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Larson won the MVP for the 1997 College World Series.

After his successful 1997 college season with the LSU Tigers, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1997 amateur entry draft.

Larson had success in the minor leagues, reaching AAA in 2001, and having two outstanding following years (he was the All-Star 3B for the International League in 2002 and 2003, and was the Cincinnati Reds Minor League Player of the Year in 2003), but he never had success in the major leagues. He played in 40 games for the Reds in 2004, batting .212, and became a free agent after the season. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, then released at the end of 2005 spring training, and then signed by the Texas Rangers, and batted .289 at AA, before being released mid-season. He was signed by the Washington Nationals before the 2006 season, and batted .286 at AAA New Orleans. In 2007, he was in AA-Harrisburg, batting .232 and on June 27 was released. On July 20, 2007, Larson signed with the Somerset Patriots.

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