Ben Broussard

Infobox MLB player
name=Ben Broussard

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width=300
position=First baseman
team=New York Yankees
number=--
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|9|24
birthplace=city-state|Beaumont|Texas
debutdate=June 22
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.263
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=87
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=314
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (by|2002-by|2006)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2006-by|2007)
*Texas Rangers (by|2008)

Benjamin Isaac Broussard (born September 24, 1976 in Beaumont, Texas) is a Major League Baseball first baseman with the New York Yankees organization.

He attended McNeese State and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. The Reds traded Broussard to the Cleveland Indians on June 7, mlby|2002, for Russell Branyan. [cite news | title=Indians ship Branyan to Reds | url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/stories/2002-06-07-indians-reds-trade.htm | publisher="USA Today" | date=2002-06-07 | accessdate=2008-08-18] Broussard went on to have a successful stint with the Indians, and was traded to the Seattle Mariners on July 26, mlby|2006, for outfielder Shin-Soo Choo and a player to be named later (who turned out to be minor leaguer Shawn Nottingham).

On April 21, mlby|2007, he hit the first pinch hit grand slam in Seattle Mariners history in a 7-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. On May 5, 2007, he hit a home run in the 8th inning against Chien-Ming Wang, to break up a perfect game with only five outs to go.

On December 12, 2007, Broussard was traded to the Texas Rangers for infielder Tug Hulett. Broussard agreed to a one-year contract worth $3.85 million avoiding arbitration.

On May 8, mlby|2008, Broussard was designated for assignment by the Rangers, and on May 15, he was released. On May 27, Broussard signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, but was released on June 10. He signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs on June 12. He returned to the Yankees on July 4.

Personal

Broussard resides in Beaumont, Texas during the offseason, although he graduated from Hardin-Jefferson High School in Sour Lake, Texas in 1995. He and his wife Brenda have been married for seven years and have a daughter, Mia.

Broussard, who sings and plays the guitar, released a self-titled debut album in 2005. One of his songs was featured in a 2005 episode of A&E's series "Dog The Bounty Hunter".

His songs "105" and "Hold On To Me" were featured in episodes of The N network's "South of Nowhere" [ [http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/south/music.php?id=531&season=2 The N: The N on TV: South of Nowhere: Music] , The-N.com Music] . "Deep", another of his songs, was used in a commercial advertising the show.

References

He has another daughter, nobody listed that, her name or her bday. Someone needs to update this thing. So who is he playing for now?

External links

* [http://www.benbroussard.com/ BenBroussard.com] - Broussard's personal Web site.