Brett Campbell

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Brett Campbell
position=Relief pitcher
team=Free Agent
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|10|17
debutdate=September 7
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Washington Nationals
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=0-0
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=10.38
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=4
teams=
*Washington Nationals (by|2006)

Richard Brett Campbell (born October 17, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a professional baseball pitcher. He is currently a free agent, but was previously assigned to the Nashville Sounds, the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Prior to that, he played for the Washington Nationals system. He made his Major League Baseball debut, for the Nationals, on September 7 2006.

Career

Campbell was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 34th round of the 2004 amateur draft. He began the 2004 season playing for their rookie league affiliate, the GCL Expos. During the season he was promoted to the Class A Vermont Expos and then to the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees.

The Expos were relocated to Washington D.C. for the 2005 season, becoming the Washington Nationals. During the first year as a part of the new Nationals association, he played for the Class A Savannah Sand Gnats before being promoted to the A-Advanced Potomac Nationals. He started 2006 with the Potomac Nationals and was then promoted to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators and then the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs. He received a September call-up to the major league Nationals, making is big league debut on September 7, 2006. In 2007, he returned to Double-A Harrisburg.

After the 2007 season, he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the Rule 5 Draft (Triple-A Phase), but was released before the start of the by|2008 season.

References

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Richard-Campbell.shtml "Richard Campbell Statisitics".] "The Baseball Cube". 17 December 2007.
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campbbr02.shtml "Brett Campbell Statisitics".] "Baseball-Reference". 17 December 2007.

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