Brian Bocock

Infobox MLB player
name = Brian Bocock


width = 150
caption =
team = San Francisco Giants
number = 29
position = Shortstop
birthdate = birth date and age|1985|3|9
birthplace = city-state|Harrisonburg|Virginia
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = March 31
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = San Francisco Giants
statyear = May 7, 2008
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .143
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 0
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 2
teams =
*San Francisco Giants (by|2008-present)

Brian William Bocock (born March 9, 1985, in city-state|Harrisonburg|Virginia) is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the San Francisco Giants. He attended Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater, Virginia where he was a standout in both baseball and basketball. Bocock attended Stetson University in DeLand, Florida for three years, pursuing a degree in sports management.

Bocock, who hit just .220 for the Single-A San Jose Giants in by|2007, made the Major League roster in by|2008 as the team's opening day shortstop because of an injury to Omar Vizquel. In his debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Bocock went hitless in one official at bat, walking twice.

For the first three weeks of the season, Bocock played almost every inning at shortstop. However, on April 20, the Giants recalled Emmanuel Burriss, a fellow shortstop. Bocock, whose batting average was consistently well below .200, got less and less playing time over the next three weeks.

On May 10, 2008, Bocock was optioned to Triple-A Fresno because of returing Omar Vizquel from knee surgery. Even with the demotion, he remained two levels above where he had played the previous year.

External links

Persondata
NAME= Bocock, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Bocock, Brian William
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American baseball shortstop
DATE OF BIRTH= 1985-3-9
PLACE OF BIRTH= city-state|Harrisonburg|Virginia, United States
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=