Brendan Harris

Brendan Harris
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 20
Infielder
Born: (1980-08-26) August 26, 1980 (age 32) Albany, New York
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 6, 2004 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics (through May 9, 2013)
Batting average	.260
Home runs	31
Runs batted in	163
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2004) Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (2004–2006) Cincinnati Reds (2006) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007) Minnesota Twins (2008–2010) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards
Rays Heart and Hustle Award (2007)

Brendan Michael Harris (born August 26, 1980) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball.

Early years [edit]

Brendan grew up in Queensbury, New York and led the Spartans to the 1998 State Baseball Tournament. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, and was selected in 5th round of the 2001 amateur draft by the Chicago Cubs.

Playing career [edit]

Chicago Cubs [edit]

Harris made his major-league debut in 2004 with the Cubs.

Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals [edit]

He was sent at the July 31 trade deadline to the Montréal Expos as part of an eight-player, four-team trade that brought Nomar Garciaparra to Chicago. Harris appeared in 20 games for Montréal, batting .160 with one home run and two RBI in 50 at-bats.

In 2005 and 2006, Harris saw limited playing time with the Washington Nationals, with whom he served in the capacity of utility infielder.

Cincinnati Reds [edit]

In July 2006, he was sent by Washington along with Gary Majewski, Bill Bray, Daryl Thompson, and Royce Clayton to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Felipe López, Austin Kearns, and Ryan Wagner.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays [edit]

Harris was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in January 2007. He was their starting shortstop for the majority of his breakout 2007 season.

Minnesota Twins [edit]

On November 28, 2007, the Rays traded Harris along with Jason Pridie and Delmon Young to the Minnesota Twins for Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett, and Eduardo Morlan.

On October 11, 2009, Harris was the last major league batter in Metrodome history as the New York Yankees defeated the Twins 4-1 in Game 3 of the 2009 ALDS, eliminating the Twins from the playoffs.

Harris was the front-runner to start at third base for the Twins, but Nick Punto got the nod on Opening Day. Punto was later replaced by rookie Danny Valencia and on June 24, Harris was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester after a 5-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Prior to his demotion, he hit .157 with 1 home run and 4 RBIs in 43 games.^[1]

Baltimore Orioles [edit]

On December 9, 2010, the Baltimore Orioles acquired Harris in a trade along with J.J. Hardy for minor-league pitchers Brett Jacobson and Jim Hoey.

Colorado Rockies [edit]

Harris signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies on January 6, 2012.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim [edit]

On November 15, 2012, Harris signed a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.^[2]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)