Andrew Brown (outfielder)
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Brown with the New York Mets | |||
SK Wyverns – No. 47 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: September 10, 1984 Dallas, Texas | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| June 12, 2011 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
Career statistics (through 2014 season) | |||
| Batting average | .220 | ||
| Home runs | 14 | ||
| Runs batted in | 45 | ||
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Andrew Marshall Brown (born September 10, 1984) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the SK Wyverns of the Korean Baseball Organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies and New York Mets.
Career
St. Louis Cardinals
He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 18th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.
2011
He was called up on June 12, 2011.[1] After hitting .182 in 11 games for St. Louis, he was left off the team's postseason roster and designated for assignment on October 9.[2]
Colorado Rockies
2012
He was claimed off waivers by the Colorado Rockies on October 12.[3]
During the 2012 season, Brown appeared in 46 games for the Rockies, batting .232 with 5 home runs and 11 runs batted in.[4] On the final day of the regular season, Brown was ejected by umpire Mark Ripperger for arguing that he had been hit by a pitch that was instead ruled a foul ball.[5]
New York Mets
2013
On January 2, 2013 he signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets, that contained an invitation to spring training.[6] He started the season in AAA with the Las Vegas 51s and was called up to the majors on May 3, 2013 when Collin Cowgill was optioned to Las Vegas.[7] During Spring Training 2014 he changed his number from 47 to 30.
2014
On opening day, March 31, 2014, Brown started in place of Chris Young and hit a three-run home run in the first inning off of Stephen Strasburg.
Brown was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics on October 31, 2014.[8] The Athletics designated Brown for assignment on November 23, when they acquired Ike Davis.[9] However, the Athletics did not tender him a contract by the December 2 deadline and he became a free agent.
References
- ↑ "Cardinals bring up OF Brown, put OF Craig on DL". USA Today. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ↑ Links, Zach (9 October 2011). "Cardinals Designate Andrew Brown For Assignment". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ↑ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (12 October 2011). "Rockies Claim Andrew Brown". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ Andrew Brown Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 26, 2012
- ↑ Ejection 178: Mark Ripperger (1). CloseCallSports. Retrieved 26, 2012.
- ↑ Mets Sign Andrew Brown
- ↑ Gleeman, Aaron. "Mets demote Collin Cowgill to minors, add Andrew Brown". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Vorkunov, Mike (October 31, 2014). "Mets' Andrew Brown, Juan Centeno claimed off waivers as 40-man roster spots open". NJ.com. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Athletics acquire 1B Ike Davis from Pirates". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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