Brant Brown | |||
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Outfielder | |||
Born: Porterville, California |
June 22, 1971 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 15, 1996, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
August 29, 2000, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .247 | ||
Home runs | 45 | ||
Runs batted in | 146 | ||
Teams | |||
Brant Michael Brown (born June 22, 1971) is an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1996 through 2000 for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Florida Marlins. He also played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs. Brown served as a hitting coach in Minor League Baseball, and is currently the minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator for the Seattle Mariners.
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 Chicago Cubs selected Brown in the third round, with the 81st overall selection, in the 1992 MLB Draft. In his first season, he had a .274 batting average for the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League. The next year, he hit .342 with the Daytona Cubs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and the Orlando Cubs of the Class AA Southern League. On June 15, 1996, Brown made his major league debut. Brown hit .304 in 69 at-bats that season.