Brant Brown
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Brant Michael Brown (born June 22, 1971) is an American former
Playing career
Brown attended Monache High School in Porterville, California, and California State University, Fresno, where he played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team.
The
On June 15, 1996, Brown made his major league debut, hitting .304 in 69
On June 18, 1998, Brown hit three home runs in one game.[2]
On September 23, 1998, the Cubs were in a tie with the
After the 1998 season, the Cubs traded Brown to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jon Lieber.[4]
Though primarily a left fielder, the Pirates had Brown open the season as their starting center fielder, although due to his struggles with the change, the Pirates replaced Brown in their starting lineup with José Guillén in May.[5] Brown hit .232 with 16 home runs and 58 RBIs with 114 strikeouts in 341 at bats for the Pirates in 1999.
After the 1999 season, the Pirates traded Brown to the
On June 9, 2000, Brown was involved in a three-team trade, in which he was sent to the Cubs, while
Granted free agency after the 2000 season, Brown signed with the Brewers for the 2001 season. He played in the minor leagues for the Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAA International League[9] and the Memphis Redbirds of the PCL, the Class AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.[10]
Brown then played for the Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League, an independent baseball league, in 2003.[11]
Coaching career
After he retired as a player, Brown became a minor league hitting coach in the Rangers' organization. He spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons as the hitting coach for the Bakersfield Blaze of the High–A California League.[12] In 2009, he joined the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double–A Texas League.[13] After three seasons with Frisco, he spent the 2012 season with the Round Rock Express of the PCL.
After the 2012 season, the
On December 1, 2017, he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to share the dual role of Assistant Hitting Coach / Minor League Hitting Coordinator with Luis Ortiz.[15] For the 2019 season he was promoted to the new position of Hitting Strategist.[16]
On November 27, 2022, Brown was hired to be the hitting coach for the Miami Marlins.[17]
On December 7, 2023 Brown was hired to be the offensive coordinator (new role) and bench coach for the Seattle Mariners.[18] However, after the Mariners offense struggled to begin the 2024 season, the Mariners fired Brown on May 31, 2024.[19]
References
- ^ "Brant Brown Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "The Free Lance-Star – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Flashback #39: Brant Brown Game (1998)". cbslocal.com. February 24, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ a b "Observer-Reporter – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Observer-Reporter – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Boca Raton News – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "The Daily Reporter – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Sun Journal – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "2001 Indianapolis Indians". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "2001 Memphis Redbirds". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "2003 Schaumburg Flyers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Rangers announce 2008 Minor League staff". mlb.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "RoughRiders announce 2009 coaching staff". milb.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Woodward, Brown join Mariners' farm system". Seattle Mariners. November 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ Gurnick, Ken (December 1, 2017). "Brown, Ortiz hired as asst. hitting coaches". mlb.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ Gurnick, Ken (November 28, 2018). "Ebel, Van Scoyoc join Dodgers' coaching staff". mlb.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ Polishuk, Mark (November 27, 2022). "Marlins To Hire Brant Brown As Hitting Coach". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "Mariners continue offensive overhaul, hire two new hitting coaches". The Seattle Times. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/mariners-part-ways-with-bench-coach-brant-brown
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseballlibrary.com