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1 Career  



1.1  Amateur  





1.2  Oakland Athletics  





1.3  Washington Nationals  





1.4  Second Stint With A's  





1.5  Boston Red Sox  





1.6  Tampa Bay Rays  





1.7  Los Angeles Dodgers  





1.8  Toros de Tijuana  





1.9  Tigres de Quintana Roo  







2 References  





3 External links  














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Corey Brown
Brown with the Oklahoma City Dodgers in 2016
Center fielder
Born: (1985-11-26) November 26, 1985 (age 38)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut
September 6, 2011, for the Washington Nationals
Last MLB appearance
August 16, 2014, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.171
Home runs2
Runs batted in4
Teams

Corey Allan Brown (born November 26, 1985) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox.

Career

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Amateur

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Prior to playing professionally, Brown attended Plant High School and then Oklahoma State University. In his first year with Oklahoma State, in 2005, Brown hit .360 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI in 55 games. The following year, he hit .347 with 13 home runs and 40 RBI, stealing 14 bases. After the 2006 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2] Brown played his final season with Oklahoma State in 2007, hitting .335 with 22 home runs, 71 RBI and 23 stolen bases.

Oakland Athletics

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He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the 2007 amateur draft and began his professional career that season.

Brown played for the Vancouver Canadians in 2007, hitting .268 with 11 home runs and 48 RBI in 59 games. In 2008, he played for both the Kane County Cougars (85 games, 14 home runs) and the Stockton Ports (49 games, 16 home runs), hitting a combined .266 with 30 home runs, 83 RBI and 16 stolen bases. In 2009, Brown spent his entire year with the Midland RockHounds, hitting .268 with nine home runs and 43 RBI. He split 2010 between the RockHounds and Sacramento River Cats, hitting a combined .283 with 15 home runs, 69 RBI and 22 stolen bases.

Washington Nationals

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On December 16, 2010 Brown, with pitcher Henry Rodriguez were traded to the Washington Nationals for Josh Willingham.[3]

He made his major league debut for the Washington Nationals on September 6, 2011, appearing in three games during the season, pinch-hitting three times, without getting on base.[4]

Brown's first major league hit was a home run, which he hit on July 28, 2012, against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning.

On December 12, 2013, the Nationals designated Brown for assignment after the signing of outfielder Nate McLouth.[5]

Second Stint With A's

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On December 19, 2013, the Nationals traded Brown to the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations.[6] The Athletics designated Brown for assignment in January 2014, when they signed Eric O'Flaherty.[7]

Boston Red Sox

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Brown signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox on January 31, 2014. On August 16, 2014, the Red Sox designated Brown for assignment, after he appeared in three games at the big league level with the club.[8] He elected free agency in October 2014.[9]

Tampa Bay Rays

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On December 12, 2014, he signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.[10] He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.[11]

Los Angeles Dodgers

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He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in January 2016.[12] He was given a non-roster invitation to Dodgers spring training[13] and he was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers.[14] With OKC, he played in 116 games and hit .249 with 23 homers and 70 RBI

Toros de Tijuana

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On January 24, 2017, Brown signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He was released on July 31, 2018.

Tigres de Quintana Roo

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On August 3, 2018, Brown signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. He became a free agent after the season.

References

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  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  • ^ "2006 Chatham As". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  • ^ "A's acquire Willingham from Nationals | oaklandathletics.com: News". Oakland.athletics.mlb.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  • ^ "Baseball Reference". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  • ^ @Nationals (December 12, 2013). "The Nationals today signed outfielder Nate McLouth to a two-year contract and designated outfielder Corey Brown for assignment" (Tweet). Retrieved January 22, 2014 – via Twitter.
  • ^ @Nationals (December 19, 2013). "The #Nationals today traded OF Corey Brown to Oakland in exchange for cash considerations" (Tweet). Retrieved January 22, 2014 – via Twitter.
  • ^ "A's, LHP Eric O'Flaherty agree on $7M, 2-year deal". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  • ^ Twitter / ESPNJoeyMac: Corey Brown has been designated for assignment an Steven Wright has been recalled.
  • ^ Polishuk, Mark (October 6, 2014). "Players Who Have Elected Minor League Free Agency". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • ^ "Rays sign 3 to minor league deals, complete trade". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  • ^ "International League Transactions". milb.com. p. November 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  • ^ Eddy, Matt (January 18, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Jan. 8-14". Baseball America.
  • ^ Simon, Andrew (January 25, 2016). "Top pitching prospects invited to Dodgers camp". mlb.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  • ^ "OKC Dodgers Release 2016 Opening Day Roster". news9.com. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
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