Brian Barden
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Barden with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: April 2, 1981 Templeton, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 3, 2007, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| July 2, 2010, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .211 | ||
| Home runs | 4 | ||
| Runs batted in | 14 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .281 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 20 | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | Team |
Brian David Barden (born April 2, 1981) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis Cardinals, and Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB), and for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Barden went to St. Pius X Elementary School and attended St. Augustine High School in San Diego's North Park neighborhood and Oregon State University.
Barden was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut with the Diamondbacks on April 3, 2007 against the Colorado Rockies, grounding out as a pinch hitter. His first hit was a single to center field off Shawn Hill of the Washington Nationals on April 8. That was his only hit in 6 at-bats for the Diamondbacks in the 8 games he played for them in 2007, with the rest of his time being spent with the AAA Tucson Sidewinders.
He was selected off waivers by St. Louis Cardinals on August 13, 2007.
Barden was batting .295 with nine home runs and 35 RBI for the Cardinals' Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds, when his season was ended as the result of being named to the 2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team.
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