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Brandon Boggs

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Brandon Boggs
Boggs with the Milwaukee Brewers
Left fielder
Born: (1983-01-09) January 9, 1983 (age 41)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 29, 2008, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
May 24, 2011, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average.209
Home runs10
Runs batted in43
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Brandon Kyle Boggs (born January 9, 1983) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) left fielder who played for the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers from 2008 to 2011. Currently, he is the head coach of the Alpharetta Aviators in the Sunbelt Baseball League.[1]

College

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Boggs attended Georgia Tech, where he majored in Science, Technology, and Culture.[2] In 2002 and 2003, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3][4]

Professional career

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Texas Rangers

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Boggs was selected in the 4th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers.

Milwaukee Brewers

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On November 23, 2010, Boggs signed a major league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. Near the conclusion of spring training 2011, the Brewers sent him outright to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.[5] The Brewers purchased his contract on April 22.[6] On May 26, he was outrighted to the minor leagues.[7] Boggs declared for free agency on October 17.

Pittsburgh Pirates

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The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Boggs to a minor league contract on November 22, 2011.[8] In November 2012, Boggs became a free agent.

Minnesota Twins

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In 2013, Boggs played for Rochester, the Twins AAA affiliate. He appeared in 21 games before being released.

Atlanta Braves

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Boggs signed a minor league deal with the Braves during the 2013 season. Boggs re-signed to a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on May 16, 2014.

Bridgeport Bluefish

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On April 3, 2014, Boggs signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 18 games he hit .324/.390/.427 with 1 home run, 7 RBIs and 2 stolen bases.

York Revolution

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On March 27, 2015, Boggs signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent after the 2015 season. In 123 games he hit .264/.371/.400 with 12 home runs, 47 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.

References

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  1. ^ "Aviators Coaching Staff". Official Site of the Alpharetta Aviators. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  3. ^ "2002 Orleans Cardinals". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "2003 Orleans Cardinals". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  5. ^ McCalvy, Adam. "Boggs outrighted to Nashville." Brew Beat. 29 March 2011. Retrieved on 29 March 2011.
  6. ^ Brewers to put Nyjer Morgan on disabled list with thigh bruise, NBC Sports, April 22, 2011.
  7. ^ Outrighted To Triple-A: Boggs, Weinhardt, Nava, MLBTradeRumors.com, May 26, 2011.
  8. ^ Langosch, Jenifer (November 23, 2011). "Pirates sign six players to Minor League deals". Archived from the original on November 25, 2011.
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