| Brett Lawrie | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 13 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: January 18, 1990 Langley, British Columbia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 5, 2011 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Career statistics (through 2011) |
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| Batting average | .293 |
| Hits | 44 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 25 |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s Baseball | ||
| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Baseball World Cup | ||
| Bronze | 2009 Nettuno | National team |
Brett R. Lawrie (born January 18, 1990 in Langley, British Columbia[1]) is a Canadian professional baseball third baseman with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. He was traded to the Blue Jays from the Milwaukee Brewers on December 5, 2010 in a deal for starting pitcher Shaun Marcum.[2] He is the brother of University of Washington softball pitcher Danielle Lawrie.
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While playing high school baseball for the Langley Blaze of the B.C. Premier Baseball League, Lawrie was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft by the Brewers.[3][4] The selection of Lawrie was the fourth highest a Canadian player has ever been drafted, behind only Jeff Francis, Adam Loewen, and Phillippe Aumont and the highest a Canadian position player has ever been drafted (Loewen was drafted as a pitcher, but now is a position player in the New York Mets organization).
Lawrie was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team at the 2008 World Junior Baseball Championship where he led the tournament with a .469 batting average, 3 home runs and 16 RBIs.[5] He was also selected to play for Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Lawrie represented Canada once again during the 2009 World Baseball Classic at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[6] His only appearance during Canada's brief run in the tournament came during a 6–5 loss to the United States where he pinch ran for Joey Votto in the 9th inning.
Although he was used primarily as a catcher for the Blaze, Lawrie transitioned to second base when he was assigned to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League to begin the 2009 season. He was selected to play for the World Team at the 2009 MLB All-Star Futures Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.[7][8] He was promoted to the Double-A Huntsville Stars in mid-August. On June 23 Lawrie was selected to the 2010 Futures Games, his second selection.
Lawrie finished the 2010 season with a .285 batting average, 8 homeruns, 63 RBIs, 90 runs, 16 triples and 30 stolen bases in 135 games with Huntsville. For his efforts he was named to the Southern League Post-Season All-Star team on September 1, 2010. Considered by many to be one of Milwaukee's top prospects, he was traded on December 6, 2010 to the Toronto Blue Jays for starting pitcher Shaun Marcum. Despite already having switched positions from catcher to second base after the Brewers drafted him, the Blue Jays moved Lawrie to third base.[9]
On May 31, Lawrie was hit in the hand by a pitch and left the game with what was initially believed to be a broken hand. X-rays were negative and he was considered day-to-day, until it was later revealed by CAT scan that there is a non-displaced fracture, and he was expected to miss 2–3 weeks.[10][11]
After a brief stint in Single-A Dunedin ending with a game where he was hit by a pitch twice, Lawrie was promoted back to Triple-A Las Vegas on July 18, 2011. [12]
He was named the third baseman on Baseball America's 2011 Minor League All Star team.[13]
On August 4, 2011, Lawrie was called up to the Blue Jays. Travis Snider was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Lawrie. [14] He made his debut on August 5 against the Baltimore Orioles.[15] In his first career at-bat, he recorded his first career hit and RBI. He finished 2–4 with 1 RBI and a fielding error.[16] Two games later, he hit his first career home run, a solo shot off of starter Alfredo Simón. In his second game at home on August 10, Lawrie recorded his first career grand slam off of Oakland reliever Craig Breslow. The grand slam was also his first hit at the Rogers Centre.[17] In the following series against the Los Angeles Angels, Lawrie recorded his first career triple and stolen base. On September 5, Lawrie hit his first career walkoff home run, a solo shot in the 11th inning off reliever Dan Wheeler to defeat the Boston Red Sox 1–0.[18]
Lawrie's first season ended prematurely when, on September 21, he fractured the middle finger on his right hand while fielding during batting practice. He finished his first season with a batting average of .293, 9 home runs, 26 runs scored, 7 stolen bases and 25 RBI in 161 plate appearances.[19]
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