- Dusty Brown
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Dusty Brown Free Agent — No. -- Catcher Born: June 19, 1982
Orange, CaliforniaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut June 23, 2009 for the Boston Red Sox Career statistics
(through 2011)Batting average .163 Home runs 1 Runs batted in 3 Teams - Boston Red Sox (2009–2010)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (2011)
Dustin William "Dusty" Brown (born June 19, 1982 in Orange, California) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.
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Professional career
Boston Red Sox
Brown was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 35th round (1052nd overall) in the 2000 Major League Baseball draft. He was drafted right out of Bradshaw Mountain High School. Brown however did not sign with the Red Sox until May 2001, attending Yavapai Community College in the interim.[1]
On November 29, 2007, Brown's contract was purchased by the Boston Red Sox. Had the Red Sox not placed him on the 40-man roster, he was going to become a minor league free agent.[2]
In the minor leagues, Brown has mainly played catcher but has also played a fair amount in the outfield and also played two games at third base in 2001 at the rookie level.
In 2008 he was invited to Spring Training and accompanied the team on the trip to Japan to open the season. On March 24, 2008 Brown was optioned Triple-A Pawtucket but remained with the team in Japan to be available for recall if either catcher Jason Varitek or Kevin Cash suffered an injury and could not play.[3]
On June 21, 2009, Brown was called up to the Red Sox after starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was placed on the disabled list. Brown made his major league debut at catcher on June 23, against the Washington Nationals, but did not get an at-bat. He was later sent back to Triple-A Pawtucket two days later when John Smoltz was activated off the disabled list.
On September 9, 2009, he lined into a bases-loaded inning-ending double play against the Orioles in his first major league at bat.
On September 30, 2009, the day after the Red Sox clinched the 2009 AL Wild Card, Brown came into pitch the ninth inning of a blow out game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He became the first catcher to pitch for the Red Sox in recorded history. Brown only gave up one run, and struck out a batter. He obtained his first strike out before his first major league hit.
On October 3, 2009 he got his first major league hit, a home run over the Green Monster at Fenway. Brown was the 24th player on the Red Sox roster to hit a home run in the season, creating a new franchise record.
On July 18, 2010 Brown was called up to the Red Sox.
On July 26, 2010 Brown was optioned back to Triple-A Pawtucket.
On August 19, 2010 Brown was once again called up to the Red Sox, after Jarrod Saltalamacchia was placed on the disabled list.
Pittsburgh Pirates
On November 10, 2010 Brown became a minor league free agent. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 1 to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.[4]
Brown had his contract purchased by the Pirates on May 30, 2011.[5] He was designated for assignment on June 25.[6] He elected free agency after the season.[7]
Personal life
Brown married Jordan Hodas on December 18, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Brown and his wife welcomed their first child, a son, Jude Thomas Brown on July 17, 2009. (Named for the Beatles song "Hey Jude" and Dustin's father, Thomas)
References
- ^ "#15 Dusty Brown". SoxProspects.com. http://www.soxprospects.com/players/brown-dusty.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ "Sox top heavy at catcher", pressherald.mainetoday.com, November 2, 2007. Accessed November 22, 2007.
- ^ "Red Sox activate 1B Sean Casey, put RHP Beckett on disabled list". Boston Globe. 2008-03-25. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/03/25/red_sox_activate_1b_sean_casey_put_rhp_josh_beckett_on_dl/. Retrieved 2008-03-25.[dead link]
- ^ Pirates sign Fernando Nieve, Andy Marte and Dusty Brown as minor league free agents, Pittsburgh Pirates, 2010-12-01, http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20101201&content_id=16237194&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit, retrieved 2010-12-02
- ^ "Pirates place Doumit, Pearce on 15-day DL". Associated Press. Sacramento Bee. http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/30/3664170/pirates-place-doumit-pearce-on.html. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Links, Zach. "Pirates Designate Dusty Brown For Assignment". MLBTradeRumors.com. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/06/pirates-designate-dusty-brown-for-assignment.html. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Axisa, Mike. "22 Triple-A Players Elect Free Agency". MLBTradeRumors.com. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/10/22-triple-a-players-elect-free-agency.html. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Boston Red Sox players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball catchers
- People from Orange, California
- Gulf Coast Red Sox players
- Lowell Spinners players
- Augusta GreenJackets players
- Sarasota Red Sox players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
- Portland Sea Dogs players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
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