Brian Barton
| Brian Barton | |||
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Barton with the St. Louis Cardinals
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: April 25, 1982 Los Angeles, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 1, 2008, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 3, 2009, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .268 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 13 | ||
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Brian Deon Barton (born April 25, 1982) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008 and the Atlanta Braves in 2009.
Barton attended Westchester High School in his hometown of Los Angeles. During his freshman year in 1997, Barton hit .407 and was the team's MVP and batting champion. In 1998, he batted .320 and led his team to the conference title. Barton led his team to the conference title again during his junior year in 1999, while batting .408 with 4 home runs and was an All-Conference Second-Team pick. In his last season at Westchester, Barton had his best season. He was once again named the team's MVP and batting champion while hitting .500 with 9 home runs, 47 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. He was also an All-City First-Team pick and was selected the All-Star Conference MVP. Above all of that, Barton's team won the conference championship.
Following his senior season, Barton entered the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. He wasn't selected until the 38th round, when the Los Angeles Dodgers took him as the 1,137th overall pick. Barton did not sign, opting to attend Loyola Marymount University.
At Loyola Marymount, he played in 33 games as a freshman in 2001. Barton batted just .196 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI in 46 at bats. Following the season, he transferred to the University of Miami.
Barton sat out the 2002 season but returned to action in 2003, batting .330 with 7 home runs and 54 RBI, leading his team to the College World Series Final 8. In 2004, Barton played in 57 games and tied for first with a .371 batting average.
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