Brian Myrow
| Brian Myrow | |||
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Myrow with the Indianapolis Indians in 2010.
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| Grand Prairie Airhogs – No. 1 | |||
| First baseman | |||
| Born: September 4, 1976 Fort Worth, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 6, 2005, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .157 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 4 | ||
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Brian Shawn Myrow (born September 4, 1976) is an American first baseman for the Grand Prairie Airhogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
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Early and personal life
Myrow was born on September 4, 1976, in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Louisiana Tech University.[1] He is married and has two sons.
Professional career
Winnipeg Goldeyes
Myrow's professional career started with the independent Winnipeg Goldeyes in 1999. After spending part of three seasons in Winnipeg, he first played affiliated baseball in 2001 in the New York Yankees organization.
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees purchased Myrow in June 2001. It was the first time he played affiliated baseball. On May 15, 2004, the Yankees traded Myrow to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tanyon Sturtze.
Los Angeles Dodgers
On May 15, 2004, the Yankees traded Myrow to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tanyon Sturtze. Myrow made his Major League Baseball debut with the Dodgers on September 6, 2005.
Korean Baseball Organization
In 2006, Myrow joined the Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization.
Boston Red Sox
In August 2006, Myrow signed with the Boston Red Sox organization.
San Diego Padres
Myrow signed as a minor league free agent with the San Diego Padres in November 2006. Myrow hit his first career home run on July 8, 2008, off Logan Kensing against the Florida Marlins at Petco Park. He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.[2]
Chicago White Sox
He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.[2] On June 23, 2009, Myrow was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.
Pittsburgh Pirates
On June 23, 2009, Myrow was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.
Back to Independent Baseball
In 2011, he returned to the Winnipeg Goldeyes, to play for the organization that launched his professional career. He started 2012 with the Grand Prairie AirHogs. He remained with the AirHogs in 2013 before retiring to become their hitting coach.
References
- ↑ 2009 Bulldog Baseball Media Guide latechsports.com, accessed August 25, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Fort Worth, Texas
- Baseball players from Texas
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- San Diego Padres players
- Winnipeg Goldeyes players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Trenton Thunder players
- Norwich Navigators players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Portland Sea Dogs players
- Portland Beavers players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Grand Prairie AirHogs players
- KBO League outfielders
- American expatriate baseball players in South Korea
- Lotte Giants players
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball players
