Brandon Laird
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Brandon J. Laird
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 215 lb.
- School Cypress College
- High School La Quinta High School (Westminster, CA)
- Born September 11, 1987 in Cypress, CA USA
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The brother of Gerald Laird, third baseman Brandon Laird was selected by the New York Yankees in the 27th round of the 2007 amateur draft and made his pro debut that summer with the GCL Yankees, hitting .339/.367/.577 with 8 home runs and 29 RBIs in 45 games and making the Gulf Coast League All-Star team. He was 5th in the GCL in average and was only 40 points behind slugging leader Michael Burgess.
In the 2003 World Youth Championship, Brandon batted .323 with 7 runs as a 3B-OF for the USA as they won Gold. Laird hit .208 for the USA in the 2004 World Junior Championship as the starting second baseman, forming a middle infield combo with Justin Upton.
