Brian Barden
| Brian Barden | |
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| Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 35 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: April 2, 1981 Templeton, California |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 3, 2007 for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Career statistics (through 2010 season) |
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| Batting average | .211 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 14 |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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Competitor for  United States |
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| Men's baseball | ||
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | Team |
Brian David Barden (born April 2, 1981 in Templeton, California) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has played as a second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop.
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[edit] Early life
He went to St. Pius X Elementary School, the same elementary school as former teammate Carlos Quentin, but was one grade ahead.[citation needed] Barden attended St. Augustine High School in San Diego's North Park neighborhood.
Barden attended Oregon State University.
[edit] Professional career
Barden was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut with the Diamondbacks, but was later signed off waivers by St. Louis.[1][2]
Barden was batting .295 with nine home runs and 35 RBI for the Cardinals' Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds, when his season was ended as the result of being named to the 2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team.[3]
On May 5, 2009, he was named NL Rookie of the Month for April.[4]
In October 2009 Barden was granted free agency. On December 14, 2009, Barden signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins. He was added to the Major League roster on April 3, but designated for assignment on July 3, 2010.
For the 2011 season, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers before opting out on July 1.[5]
Brian signed a 1-year contract with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp on July 18, 2011.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Official Website of Minor League Baseball". http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Brian%20Barden&pos=SS&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=449471. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ Signed off waivers
- ^ "Official Website of 2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team". http://www.usabaseball.com/teams/index.jsp?team=940. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Barden named NL Rookie of the Month: Versatile infielder ends April with .641 slugging percentage". MLB.com. 2009-05-05. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090505&content_id=4572560&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl.
- ^ Mennella, Dan. "Brian Barden Opts Out Of Contract". MLBTradeRumors.com. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/07/brian-barden-opts-out-of-contract.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Hiroshima signs foreign infielder, given number 35". www.chugoku-np.co.jp. 2011-07-18. http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/News/Sp201107180146.html.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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