Ryan Brett

Ryan Brett
Tampa Bay Rays
Second baseman
Born: (1991-10-09) October 9, 1991
Seattle, Washington
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 2015, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average .667
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 0
Teams

Ryan Duane Brett (born October 9, 1991) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Rays in 2015.

Career

Brett attended Highline High School in Burien, Washington.[1] He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the third round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] Brett made his professional debut that season for the Gulf Coast Rays. He played 2011 with the Princeton Rays and started 2012 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods.[3][4] In August 2012, Brett along with two other Rays minor leaguers were suspended 50 games for testing positive for methamphetamine.[5][6] He returned in 2013 and started the season with the Charlotte Stone Crabs. After hitting .340 he was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits.[7] He returned to Montgomery in 2014.

The Rays promoted Brett to the major leagues on April 18, 2015.[8] He was non tendered on December 2, 2015. Brett missed the entire 2016 season with an elbow injury, and signed a minor league contract with the Rays on December 14, 2016.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Brett leads the way for Highline - Boys baseball". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Brett a speedy second-base prospect with solid bat". Tampa Bay Rays. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rays' Brett excels in leadoff spot". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Big numbers for Brett". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Josh Sale, Ryan Brett suspended for drug violations - NW Briefs". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Three Rays' minor-leaguers suspended for meth". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Biscuits - The Montgomery Advertiser - montgomeryadvertiser.com". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ Roger Mooney - Tribune Staff (April 17, 2015). "Rays v NYY: Beliveau to DL, Brett recalled, Longo at DH". TBO.com. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rays' Ryan Brett: Signs minor league deal with Rays". cbssports.com. December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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