Brendan Harris | |||
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Harris with the Minnesota Twins
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Infielder | |||
Born: Albany, New York |
August 26, 1980 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 6, 2004, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
July 10, 2013, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .256 | ||
Home runs | 33 | ||
Runs batted in | 167 | ||
Teams | |||
Brendan Michael Harris (born August 26, 1980) is an American retired professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Harris grew up in Queensbury, New York and led the Queensbury High School Spartans to the 1998 State Baseball Tournament. He subsequently attended the College of William and Mary, where he was a third-team College All-American and Colonial Athletic Association All-Star in 2001, when he hit .390 with 18 home runs and 69 RBI. He was selected in 5th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago Cubs and signed with the Cubs on July 21, 2001.
Harris began his professional career in 2001 with the Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League and hit .274 in 32 games. In 2002, with the Daytona Cubs, he hit .329 in 110 games, including 13 homers and 54 RBI. He was selected as a Florida State League All-Star and also a High-A All-Star, leading to a promotion to the AA West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx at the end of the season. In 2003, he played in 120 games with the Diamond Jaxx and hit .280.