Brandon Larson

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = Brandon Larson
team = Somerset Patriots
number = 20
position = Third baseman
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|5|24
birthplace = city-state|San Angelo|Texas
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = May 4
debutyear = 2001
debutteam = Cincinnati Reds
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .179
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 8
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 37
teams =
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2001-by|2004)

Brandon John Larson (born May 24, 1976 in San Angelo, Texas) is a Major League Baseball third baseman currently playing for the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League. Larson won the MVP for the 1997 College World Series.

After his successful by|1997 college season with the LSU Tigers, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1997 amateur entry draft.

Larson had success in the minor leagues, reaching Triple-A in by|2001, and having two outstanding following years (he was the All-Star 3B for the International League in by|2002 and by|2003, and was the Cincinnati Reds Minor League Player of the Year in 2003), but he never had success in the major leagues. He played in 40 games for the Reds in by|2004, batting .212, and became a free agent after the season. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, then released at the end of by|2005 spring training, and then signed by the Texas Rangers, and batted .289 at Double-A, before being released mid-season. He was signed by the Washington Nationals before the by|2006 season, and batted .286 at Triple-A New Orleans. In by|2007, he was in Double-A Harrisburg, batting .232 and on June 27 was released.

On July 20, 2007, Larson signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League, batting .333 with 27 RBI the rest of the season. In by|2008, he was selected to participate in the Atlantic League Home Run Derby and was elected to the All-star game.

External links

* [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Brandon%2520Larson&pos=3B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=276053 MiLB.com player stats]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larsobr01.shtml Baseball Reference player stats]
* [http://www2.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/players/Brandon_Larson/ Sportsnet player stats]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/L/Brandon-Larson.shtml Baseball Cube player stats]
* [http://www.somersetpatriots.com/news/index.html?article_id=1036 2008 Home Run Derby]