Ben Broussard

Ben Broussard
Broussard with the Texas Rangers
First baseman
Born: (1976-09-24) September 24, 1976 (age 40) Beaumont, Texas
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 22, 2002, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
May 2, 2008, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.263
Home runs	87
Runs batted in	314
Teams
Cleveland Indians (2002–2006) Seattle Mariners (2006–2007) Texas Rangers (2008)

Ben Broussard

Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Baseball World Cup
	2001 Taipei	National team

Benjamin Isaac Broussard (born September 24, 1976) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He is currently a musician. Broussard was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. During a 7-year baseball career, he played from 2002 to 2008 for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, and the Texas Rangers.

Broussard has released two full-length music albums. The first, his self-titled album, was released in 2005. The second, Renovated, was released in 2009. He was also featured on the album, Oh Say Can You Sing?, a compilation of different Major League Baseball players singing their favorite songs. On that album Broussard sang U2's With or Without You. He is now a full-time musician.

Broussard was born in Beaumont, Texas and graduated from Hardin-Jefferson High School in Sour Lake, Texas in 1995. He played college baseball at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Broussard was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. He was a Pioneer League All-Star in his first professional season, winning the league batting crown with a .407 average. He was named Pioneer League Player of the Week for July 12 July 18 and in his first professional season he made the jump from Rookie-league to Double-A. With the Billings Mustangs, Clinton Lumber Kings and Chattanooga Lookouts Broussard combined to hit .332 with 24 home runs and 75 RBIs. He was among ranked second in hitting and tied for third in home runs in the Reds Minor Leagues. He began his professional career by reaching base safely in each of his first 44 games, three short of the all-time record held by Alvin Davis. When Broussard was promoted to Clinton he was leading the Pioneer League in home runs, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, hits and extra-base hits and was second in batting and RBIs. He was named to the Baseball America Short-Season All-Star Team. Broussard appeared in only five games at Clinton before he was promoted to Chattanooga on July 31. For the Lookouts Broussard recorded eight home runs and 21 RBIs in just 35 games. Following the season Broussard almost won the California Fall League's Triple Crown by hitting .387 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs for San Bernardino finishing second in hitting. Combined on the year he appeared in 53 games in the outfield and 24 at first base.