Brett Lawrie
| Brett Lawrie | |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Second baseman | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Brett R. Lawrie (born January 18, 1990 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a minor league baseball second baseman in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He is currently playing for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
While playing high school baseball for the Langley Blaze of the B.C. Premier Baseball League, Lawrie was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft by the Brewers.[1][2] He is the highest that a Canadian position player has ever been drafted and is behind only Jeff Francis and Adam Loewen as the highest drafted Canadian ballplayers.
Lawrie was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team at the 2008 World Junior Baseball Championship where he led the tournament with a .469 batting average, 3 home runs and 16 RBIs.[3] He was also selected to play for Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
2009: Wisconsin Timbler Rattlers
Lawrie represented Canada once again during the 2009 World Baseball Classic at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[4] His only appearance during Canada's brief run in the tournament came during a 6-5 loss to the United States where he pinch ran for Joey Votto in the 9th inning.
Although he was used primarily as a catcher for the Blaze, Lawrie transitioned to second base when he was assigned to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League to begin the 2009 season. He was selected to participate for the World Team at the 2009 MLB All-Star Futures Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.[5][6]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Error: Template:Baseballstats must contain at least one valid parameter name.
- COC Profile
- MiLB.com player profile
References
- ^ MLB.com: Milwaukee Brewers 2008 Draft Results Retrieved on 1 August 2009.
- ^ "MLB.com 2009 Draft Tracker". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ BCPBL: Lawrie Signs with Milwaukee Brewers Retrieved on 8 July 2009.
- ^ Brewers' wait for Lawrie almost over Retrieved on 2 August 2009
- ^ ESPN.com: World rallies in rain-shortened game Retrieved on 13 July 2009
- ^ Brett Lawrie Helps World Win Futures Game Retrieved on 2 August 2009
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