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Roosevelt Brown (baseball)

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Roosevelt Brown
Outfielder
Born: (1975-08-03) August 3, 1975 (age 49)
Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: May 18, 1999, for the Chicago Cubs
NPB: March 28, 2003, for the Orix BlueWave
Last appearance
MLB: September 29, 2002, for the Chicago Cubs
NPB: August 3, 2004, for the Orix BlueWave
MLB statistics
Batting average.251
Home runs11
Runs batted in69
NPB statistics
Batting average.291
Home runs43
Runs batted in163
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Roosevelt Lawayne Brown (born August 3, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player who played outfielder in the major leagues from 1999 to 2002. He played for the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball and the Orix BlueWave in Japan. Brown ended his career after a season playing for the Charlotte Knights, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, in 2005. He is currently the hitting coach for the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. His cousin is ex-Boston Red Sox outfielder, Ellis Burks. On August 13, 1996, Brown was traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Florida Marlins in exchange for Terry Pendleton.

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