Brian Barden
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Barden with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
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| Somerset Patriots – No. 10 | |||
| Infielder | |||
| Born: April 2, 1981 Templeton, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 3, 2007, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2010 season) |
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| Batting average | .211 | ||
| Home runs | 4 | ||
| Runs batted in | 14 | ||
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing  United States |
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2008 Beijing | Team |
Brian David Barden (born April 2, 1981) is an American professional baseball infielder who is with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played as a second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop.
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Early life
He went to St. Pius X Elementary School and attended St. Augustine High School in San Diego's North Park neighborhood and Oregon State University.
Professional career
Arizona Diamondbacks
Barden was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut with the Diamondbacks on April 3, 2007 against the Colorado Rockies, grounding out as a pinch hitter. His first hit was a single to center field off Shawn Hill of the Washington Nationals on April 8. That was his only hit in 6 at-bats for the Diamondbacks in the 8 games he played for them in 2007, with the rest of his time being spent with the AAA Tucson Sidewinders.
St. Louis Cardinals
He was selected off waivers by St. Louis Cardinals on August 13, 2007.[1][2]
Barden was batting .295 with nine home runs and 35 RBI for the Cardinals' Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds, when his season was ended as the result of being named to the 2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team.[3]
On May 5, 2009, he was named NL Rookie of the Month for April.[4]
Florida Marlins
On December 14, 2009, Barden signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins. He was added to the Major League roster on April 3, but designated for assignment on July 3, 2010.
Texas Rangers
For the 2011 season, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers and played for the AAA Round Rock Express before opting out on July 1.[5]
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Brian signed a 1-year contract with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball on July 18, 2011.[6] He played in 64 games and hit .281.
Los Angeles Dodgers
He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 5, 2013 and was assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes. He played in 123 games and hit .277, while playing primarily third base.
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Major League Baseball infielders
- Baseball players from California
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Oregon State Beavers baseball players
- Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic baseball players of the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Yakima Bears players
- Lancaster JetHawks players
- El Paso Diablos players
- Tucson Sidewinders players
- Memphis Redbirds players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Round Rock Express players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
- Hiroshima Toyo Carp players
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chula Vista, California
- Olympic medalists in baseball
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Piratas de Campeche players
- Somerset Patriots players
