Brian Lesher

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Brian Herbert Lesher (born March 5, 1971 in Wilrijk, Belgium) is a former backup outfielder in Major League who played for three different teams between 1996 and 2002. He was listed at 6' 5", 205 lb., and batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Lesher entered the majors in 1996 with the Oakland Athletics, playing for three consecutive years before joining the Seattle Mariners (2000) and Toronto Blue Jays (2002). His most productive season came in 1997 with Oakland, when he posted career-highs in games (46), home runs (4), runs batted in (17), runs (17), and stolen bases (4).

In a five-season career, Lesher was a .224 hitter (59-for-263) with nine home runs and 38 RBI in 108 games.

[edit] Left/Right

• Notably, Lesher has been one of those rare position players in major league history who threw left-handed but batted right-handed. Other such players include:

[edit] Sources

• Baseball Reference
• Retrosheet