Trevor Michael Brown (born November 15, 1991) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants.
| Trevor Brown | |
|---|---|
 Brown playing for the Sacramento River Cats in 2015 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: November 15, 1991 Santa Clarita, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 2015, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 2016, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |
| Batting average | .237 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 24 |
| Teams | |
Early life
editWhile in high school Brown worked for two years at In-N-Out.[1] He graduated from Hart High School in Santa Clarita, California. Brown played college baseball for three years at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), playing at catcher, first base, second base, third base, and right field.[2]
Career
editBrown was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 10th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He primarily played second base at Augusta and San Jose in 2013. He switched to catcher in 2014 and split time between San Jose and AAA Fresno.[4] He spent the 2015 season catching for AAA Sacramento before receiving his major league call-up.[4]
Brown was called up to the majors for the first time on September 16, 2015, and made his major league debut on September 19.[4] He got his first major league hit in his third start, an RBI double off Tyson Ross of the San Diego Padres, on September 22, 2015.[5] Brown appeared in 13 games for the Giants, with 12 starts, batting .231 with 5 RBIs.
In 2016 Spring Training, Brown hit .324 (11-for-34) with nine RBIs in 17 games and was voted winner of the Barney Nugent Award, given to a player in his first big league camp whose performance best exemplifies the Giants spirit.[6] Brown was named to the Giants' 2016 opening day roster as the backup catcher.[7][8] On April 8, 2016, Brown hit his first major league home run, a game-tying two-run shot in the eighth inning off Chris Hatcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers that was the first Giants hit of the game.[9] On April 12, 2016, Brown hit two home runs playing against the Colorado Rockies, becoming the first Giant to hit home runs for his first three hits in a season since Kevin Mitchell in 1991.[10] He was outrighted to AAA on October 2, 2017.
On Saturday, June 9, 2018, Brown was released by the Giants after having played in only nine games in AAA for the Sacramento River Cats.[11]
On Sunday, June 10, 2018, Brown re-signed with the Giants to a minor-league contract.[12] He was released on September 28, 2018.
In January 2022, Brown became coach of the Trinity Classical Academy baseball team.[13]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ "Giants' Trevor Brown: from In-N-Out to big-league catcher". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Klein, Gary (June 7, 2012). "UCLA's Trevor Brown is Bruins' 'Mr. Everything'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Six UCLA players selected on Day Two of MLB Draft". Fox Sports. June 5, 2012.
- ^ a b c Kawahara, Matt (September 19, 2015). "Giants' Trevor Brown savors his major-league debut". The Sacramento Bee.
- ^ Haft, Chris (September 23, 2015). "Brown's 'crazy day' includes first two hits, RBI". MLB.com.
- ^ "Trevor Brown voted 2016 Barney Nugent Award Winner" (Press release). SFGiants.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016.
- ^ Kawahara, Matt (March 31, 2016). "Giants' Trevor Brown 'pumped' to make Opening Day roster". The Sacramento Bee.
- ^ "Giants set 2016 Opening Day roster". MLB.com (Press release). April 2, 2016. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.
- ^ Baggarly, Andrew (April 8, 2016). "Giants break up rookie's no-hitter in eighth, stun Dodgers on Brandon Crawford's home run in 10th". Bay Area News Group.
- ^ "UPDATED: Giants' Trevor Brown is the story as Jeff Samardzija beats Rockies". April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Trevor Brown: Released by Giants".
- ^ "Giants' Trevor Brown: Re-signs with Giants".
- ^ a b Menzie, Ryan (January 7, 2022). "Former San Francisco Giant catcher set to coach Trinity baseball team". The Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- UCLA Bruins bio
- Trevor Brown on Twitter