Dusty Brown
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| Born: June 19, 1982 Orange, California |
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Dustin William "Dusty" Brown (born June 19, 1982 in Orange, California) is a professional baseball catcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.
[edit] Professional Career
Brown was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 35th round (1052nd overall) in the 2000 Major League Baseball draft. He was drafted right out of Bradshaw Mountain High School. Brown however didn't sign with the Red Sox until May 2001, attending Yavapai Community College in the interim.[1]
On November 29, 2007, Brown's contract was purchased by the Boston Red Sox. Had the Red Sox not placed him on the 40-man roster, he was going to become a minor league free agent.[2]
In the minor leagues, Brown has mainly played catcher but has also played a fair amount in the outfield and also played two games at third base in 2001 at the rookie level.
Invited to the Red Sox Spring Training in 2008 and accompanied the team on the trip to Japan to open the season. On March 24, 2008 Brown was optioned Triple-A Pawtucket but remained with the team in Japan to be available for recall if either catcher Jason Varitek or Kevin Cash suffered an injury and couldn't play.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ #15 Dusty Brown. SoxProspects.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
- ^ "Sox top heavy at catcher", pressherald.mainetoday.com, November 2, 2007. Accessed November 22, 2007.
- ^ Red Sox activate 1B Sean Casey, put RHP Beckett on disabled list. Boston Globe (2008-03-25). Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or The Baseball Cube
- Baseball Reference minor league statistics
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