- Brian Barden
Infobox MLB player
name=Brian Barden
width=150px
position=Infielder
team=St. Louis Cardinals
number=23
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|04|02
birthplace=city-state|Templeton|California
debutdate=April 3
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Arizona Diamondbacks
statyear=September 5, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.171
stat2label=Home run s| stat2value=0
stat4label=Runs batted in
stat4value=0
teams=
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2007)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|2007-present)Brian David Barden (born
April 2 ,1981 inTempleton, California ) is aMajor League Baseball infielder in theSt. Louis Cardinals organization. He has played as asecond baseman ,third baseman , andshortstop . He was drafted out ofOregon State University by theArizona Diamondbacks in the sixth round of the2002 Major League Baseball Draft , but was later traded to St. Louis. [cite web|url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Brian%20Barden&pos=SS&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=449471|title=Official Website of Minor League Baseball|accessdate=2008-06-15]He went to St. Pius X elementary school, the same elementary school as former teammate
Carlos Quentin , but was one grade ahead. He currently lives with his wife Ashley and daughter Averie.Barden was batting .295 with nine
home run s and 35 RBI for the Cardinals' Triple-APacific Coast League affiliate, theMemphis Redbirds when his season was ended as the result of being named to the by|2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team. [cite web|url=http://www.usabaseball.com/teams/index.jsp?team=940|title=Official Website of 2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team|accessdate=2008-06-15]Reference
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