Brandon Snyder
| Brandon Snyder | |
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| Boston Red Sox | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: November 23, 1986 Las Vegas Valley, Nevada |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 2010 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Career statistics (through 2012 season) |
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| Batting average | .276 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 13 |
| Teams | |
Brandon R. Snyder (born November 11, 1986) is an American professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and outfielder with the Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League, Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
Snyder was a 1st round draft pick by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2005 MLB Draft.[1]
Snyder made his MLB debut on September 10, 2010 against the Detroit Tigers. He came in as a defensive replacement in the 9th inning.[2] His first Major League hit, an RBI single, came in the second inning on September 13, 2010, against Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marc Rzepczynski.
Snyder played six games in two separate stints with the Orioles in 2011.
On January 3, 2012, Snyder was traded to the Texas Rangers for cash considerations.[1] He made the Rangers' major-league roster as a backup first baseman and outfielder.
On May 2, 2012, Snyder hit his first Major League home run against Toronto Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero at the Rogers Centre.[3]
On August 2, 2012, Snyder was optioned to Round Rock to make room for third baseman Mike Olt.
On December 12, 2012, the Rangers announced that Snyder had signed a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.[4] He was released on March 27, 2013.
On March 31st, 2013, Snyder signed a minor-league contract with the Pawtucket Red Sox.[5]
He is the son of former major league pitcher Brian Snyder.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Brandon Snyder Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "September 10, 2010 Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Brandon Snyder slugs the first home run of his MLB career". willierun.com. Willie Run. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121212&content_id=40627762&vkey=pr_tex&c_id=tex
- ^ http://www.soxprospects.com/transactions.htm
External links [edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Brandon Snyder on Twitter
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