Brian Buchanan

**Brian Buchanan**

Kansas City Royals — No. --
Right fielder
Born: July 21, 1973 (1973-07-21) (age 34)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 19, 2000 for the Minnesota Twins
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting average	.258
Home runs	32
Runs batted in	103
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2000-2002) San Diego Padres (2002-2004) New York Mets (2004)

Brian James Buchanan (born July 21, 1973, in Miami, Florida) is an outfielder in the Kansas City Royals organization. He once played for the St. Paul Saints of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball from 2000 through 2004. A standout player at the University of Virginia, Brian was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round (24th overall) of the 1994 amateur draft. In February 1998, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins in the trade that sent Chuck Knoblauch to the Yankees. In July 2002, he was traded to the San Diego Padres for Jason Bartlett. In parts of five seasons in the majors, he hit .258 in 767 at bats, hitting 32 home runs in the process. Brian "Buck" Buchanan is the son-in-law of the Boston Celtic great John Havlicek.

After the 2006 season, he joined the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan after 2 years playing in the minors for the Rochester Red Wings, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, and Louisville Bats. Buchanan played 99 games for the Hawks, mostly as a DH, batting .285 with 11 home runs and 48 RBIs.

During the 07-08 offseason, Buchanan signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.