| Reid Brignac | |
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| Tampa Bay Rays – No. 15 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: January 16, 1986 St. Amant, Louisiana |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 4, 2008 for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| Career statistics (through 2011) |
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| Batting average | .231 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 66 |
| Teams | |
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Reid Michael Brignac (pronounced Brin-yac) (born January 16, 1986) is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Brignac was drafted by Tampa Bay Rays in the second round (45th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft out of St. Amant High School as a shortstop. Baseball America rated Brignac as the 17th best MLB prospect in 2007 and 39th best in 2008.
Brignac was called up from the minors on July 3, 2008, after Jason Bartlett was placed on the 15-day disabled list. He made his major league debut on July 4, 2008.[1] He was optioned back to Durham on July 15, 2008,[2] having gone hitless in his first 10 major league at-bats with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts over 4 games. Brignac got his first career hit, a single, on May 22, 2009 against the Florida Marlins.
On September 14, 2009 Brignac hit his first major league home run off of David Hernandez of the Baltimore Orioles. He finished the game 4-4 with three RBIs, a run, a stolen base and a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.
On July 22, 2011, Brignac was optioned to AAA Durham to make space for Rays prospect Desmond Jennings. Manager Joe Maddon said:
"There's no question Reid is a Major League caliber shortstop. And I don't like the idea of him not playing defense for us. But moving down the road we have to get better on the offensive side of the ball."[3]
Brignac was recalled on August 10, 2011 after outfielder Justin Ruggiano was placed on the disabled list.