Gary Brown (baseball)

Gary Brown
San Francisco Giants – No. 14
Outfielder
Born: September 28, 1988 (1988-09-28) (age 23)
Diamond Bar, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Gary Brown (born September 9, 1988 in Diamond Bar, California) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization, and is of their Top 10 Prospects.[1]

Brown was a near consensus All-American in his final season at Cal State-Fullerton. He was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the first round (24th overall) of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft.[2] He signed on August 16, 2010. He made his professional debut with the AZL Giants and finished the 2010 season with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. Overall he hit .159 with 2 RBI's and 2 stolen bases in 12 games played.[3]

Brown played the 2011 season with the Advanced Single-A San Jose Giants of the California League. He was named Cal League Rookie of the Year.[4] Brown was also selected to participate in the 2011 Futures Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.[5] For the season, he batted .336 in 559 at bats and set a franchise record for hits with 188.[6] He also had 13 triples, 14 home runs and 80 RBIs while stealing 53 bases in 72 attempts.[7] He was named an outfielder on Baseball America's 2011 Minor League All Star team.[8]

References

  1. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (29%20July%202011). "SF Giants Prospect Watch". MLB.com. http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2011/#list=sf. Retrieved 8%20August%202011. 
  2. ^ Draft Central 2010 First-Year Player Draft
  3. ^ Baseball Reference Minors
  4. ^ Gary Brown Named Cal League Rookie of the Year
  5. ^ Haft, Chris (23 June 2011). "Brown to represent Giants at Futures Game". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110623&content_id=20915258&notebook_id=20915260&vkey=notebook_sf&c_id=sf. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  6. ^ Extra Baggs Blog
  7. ^ Baseball Reference Minors
  8. ^ J.J. Cooper and Matt Eddy (September 16, 2011). "2011 Minor League All-Star Team". Baseball America. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/awards/minor-league-all-stars/2011/2612338.html. Retrieved October 2, 2011.