Brian Bocock
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| San Francisco Giants — No. 29 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: March 9, 1985 Harrisonburg, Virginia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| March 31, 2008 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through May 7, 2008) |
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| Batting average | .143 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
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Brian Bocock (born March 9, 1985, in Harrisonburg, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the San Francisco Giants. He attended Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater, Virginia where he was a standout in both baseball and basketball. Bocock attended Stetson University in DeLand, Florida for three years, pursuing a degree in sports management.
Bocock, who hit just .220 for the Single-A San Jose Giants in 2007, made the Major League roster in 2008 as the team's opening day shortstop because of an injury to Omar Vizquel. In his debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Bocock went hitless in one official at bat, walking twice.
For the first three weeks of the season, Bocock played almost every inning at shortstop. However, on April 20, the Giants recalled Emmanuel Burriss, a fellow shortstop. Bocock, whose batting average was consistently well below .200, got less and less playing time over the next three weeks.
On May 10, 2008, Bocock was optioned to Triple-A Fresno because of returing Omar Vizquel from knee surgery. Even with the demotion, he remained two levels above where he had played the previous year.
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