Andrew Aaron Brown (born February 17, 1981) is a former
professional baseball
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relief pitcher
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. He has played parts of three seasons in
Major League Baseball
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for the
Cleveland Indians
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and
Oakland Athletics.
Brown was originally drafted by the
Atlanta Braves
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in the sixth round of the
1999 Major League Baseball Draft. He was traded by Atlanta to the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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on January 15, 2002, in a deal for
Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for eight teams from 1988 to 2009. He is a sports agent.
For most of his career, Sheffield played right ...
; and from Los Angeles to Cleveland on May 19, 2004, as the player to be named from an earlier deal for
Milton Bradley
Milton Bradley (November 8, 1836 – May 30, 1911) was an American business magnate, game pioneer and publisher, credited by many with launching the board game industry, with his eponymous enterprise, which was purchased by Hasbro in 1984, and ...
.
In 2005, he appeared on the Indians roster for two different stints but never appeared in a game
In 2006, while with the
Buffalo Bisons
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, he was called up to the
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...
on August 13.
On November 8, 2006, he was traded from Cleveland to the
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...
along with
third baseman
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Kevin Kouzmanoff
Kevin Kouzmanoff (born July 25, 1981) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies and Texas Rangers.
Ko ...
in exchange for
second baseman Josh Barfield
Joshua LaRoy Barfield (born December 17, 1982) is a former American professional baseball second baseman. He is the son of former major league outfielder Jesse Barfield. Barfield was born in Venezuela during his mother's two-week winterball visi ...
. On June 28, 2007, Brown was traded to the
Oakland Athletics, once again for Milton Bradley.
On January 29, 2009, Brown was released to clear a roster spot for
Russ Springer
Russell Paul Springer (born November 7, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Springer made his major league debut on April 17, , with the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the California Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Ariz ...
. On April 28, 2009, Brown signed back with the Oakland Athletics on a minor league deal, but did not pitch in their organization before becoming a free agent at the end of the season. He signed with the
Washington Nationals
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as a minor league free agent before the 2010 season, then was traded to the
St. Louis Cardinals
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on May 24. The Cardinals released him on August 19.
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1981 births
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