Brandon Drury

Drury with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2016

Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 27

Utility player

Born: August 21, 1992 (age 24)
Grants Pass, Oregon

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut

September 1, 2015, for the Arizona Diamondbacks

MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)

.275

Teams

Brandon S. Drury (born August 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Drury was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 13th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of Grants Pass High School in Grants Pass, Oregon, where he primarily played shortstop. He made his professional debut for the Gulf Coast Braves. He finished the year hitting .198/.248/.292 with three home runs over 192 at-bats. In 2011, he played for the Danville Braves. In 63 games, he hit .347/.367/.525 with eight home runs in 265 at-bats. He was named the MVP of the Appalachian League along with Eddie Rosario. In 2012, while playing for the Rome Braves, he hit only .229/.270/.333 with six home runs in 445 at-bats.

On January 24, 2013, Drury, along with Martín Prado, Randall Delgado, Zeke Spruill and Nick Ahmed were traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Justin Upton and Chris Johnson. He played his first season in the Diamondbacks organization with the South Bend Silver Hawks. In 134 games, he hit .302/.362/.500 with 15 home runs. He started the 2014 season for the Visalia Rawhide, and in August was promoted to the Double A Mobile BayBears. He had a .299 batting average, 23 home runs and 95 RBI. After the season, Drury was sent to the Arizona Fall League, where he played for the Salt River Rafters.