Brett Carroll
| Brett Carroll | |||
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| Free agent | |||
| Outfielder | |||
| Born: October 3, 1982 Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 17, 2007, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2012) |
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| Batting average | .201 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 28 | ||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Representing  United States |
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| Pan American Games | ||
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2011 Guadalajara | National team |
Brett Michael Carroll (born October 3, 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. His most recent club (2014) was the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. After attending Middle Tennessee State University, he was selected in the 10th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft and signed on June 21, 2004.
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Career
Florida Marlins
On June 8, 2009, Carroll hit his first career home run against Randy Johnson. According to the Elias Sport Bureau, the only other currently active major league player whose first major league home run was hit off a pitcher with at least 300 wins is reliever Jon Rauch, whose only career home run came against Roger Clemens in 2004. Carroll also became the first player ever to hit both a home run and a triple against Johnson in the same game.
He drove in the game winning run with his first career walk-off hit on September 23[when?] versus the Philadelphia Phillies.
Kansas City Royals
On November 16, 2010, Carroll signed with the Kansas City Royals organization. He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers organization on March 22, 2011, for cash considerations. On July 21, he had his contract purchased by the Brewers. On July 30, he was designated for assignment.[1] He was outrighted to Triple-A, but opted for free agency on August 3.[2]
Boston Red Sox
He signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on August 5.[3]
Washington Nationals
Carroll signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals in December 2011. He broke camp with the team on its Opening Day roster and went 0-for-2 in five games before he was designated for assignment on April 13, 2012, to make room for Rick Ankiel's return from the disabled list. He spent the remainder of the season with Triple-A Syracuse before electing free agency on Oct. 16, 2012.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Carroll spent the 2013 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis Indians.
Toronto Blue Jays
On February 18, 2014, the Buffalo Bisons announced that Carroll had signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.[4] He was released on July 3 after hitting .179 in 19 games for the Bisons.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Vague or ambiguous time from March 2011
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Florida Marlins players
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Washington Nationals players
- Baseball players from Tennessee
- Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Sportspeople from Knoxville, Tennessee
- Jamestown Jammers players
- Greensboro Grasshoppers players
- Carolina Mudcats players
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Gulf Coast Marlins players
- Jupiter Hammerheads players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Lancaster Barnstormers players
- Peoria Javelinas players
