Jeremy Brown
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Jeremy Scott Brown
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 226 lb.
- School University of Alabama
- Debut September 3, 2006
- Born October 25, 1979 in Birmingham, AL USA
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Jeremy Brown is a catcher who made his major league debut in 2006, hitting .300 with 2 doubles in 5 games. Most of his appearances were as a DH.
Brown was born in Alabama and went to high school and college there. At the University of Alabama, he was Freshman 1st team All-America DH in 1999, Summer League First-Team All-American 1B in 2000, and Summer League First-Team All-American DH in 2001. In both 2001 and 2002, he was the Southeastern Conference All Star catcher.
He was picked in the first round of the 2002 draft by the Oakland Athletics. He started in the Northwest League, where his .486 on-base percentage after 10 games was a factor in moving him up to the California League for the rest of the season. There he also drew copious walks, posting .310/.444/.545.
He then spent three seasons with the Midland RockHounds, from 2003-2005. His batting average ranged from .256 to .275, and while he continued to get many walks, his power was modest until the third season when he had 20 home runs.
He was moved up to Triple A in 2006, getting 13 home runs with a .255 batting average in 77 games.
He has a chance to make the big league team, since the regular catchers are both past the age of 30. Jason Kendall was 32 in 2006, while Adam Melhuse was 34 in 2006.
