Andrew Brown (outfielder)
| Andrew Brown | |
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| New York Mets – No. 47 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 10, 1984 Dallas, Texas |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 12, 2011 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics (through May 11, 2013) |
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| Batting average | .221 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 16 |
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Andrew Marshall Brown (born September 10, 1984) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.
Career
St. Louis Cardinals
He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 18th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.
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
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 by a pitch that was instead ruled a foul ball.[5]
New York Mets
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.[7]
References
- ^ "Cardinals bring up OF Brown, put OF Craig on DL". USA Today. 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.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
