Brandon Allen Dixon (born January 29, 1992) is an American

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and

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

and the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

and in

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(NPB) for the

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles The , often shortened as the , are a baseball team based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It has played in Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League since the team's formation in November 2004. The team is owned by the Internet shopping c ...

Career

Amateur career

Dixon attended

Murrieta Valley High School Murrieta Valley High School (MVHS), colloquially known as MV or Valley opened in 1990 as the first four-year comprehensive high school in Murrieta, California. The school is nestled at the base of the Santa Rosa Plateau, at the western end of th ...

in Murrieta, California where he played high-school baseball alongside Patrick Wisdom, before enrolling at the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

and playing

college baseball College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. In comparison to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a smaller role in developing professional pl ...

for the

Arizona Wildcats The Arizona Wildcats are the sport, athletic teams that represent the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, Arizona, Tucson. The Wildcats compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Divis ...

in the Pac-12 Conference. After playing sparingly as a freshman, Dixon appeared in 62 games during the 2012 season during which the team won the

College World Series The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...

. In his junior season, Dixon led the

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both with a .369 batting average and 30 stolen bases and was named a third-team

Louisville Slugger Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ...

All-American.

Los Angeles Dodgers

After his junior season at Arizona, Dixon was drafted by the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft. He signed and spent 2013 with the Class-A

Great Lakes Loons The Great Lakes Loons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Midland, Michigan, and play their home games at Dow Diamond, which opened in April 2007. Histor ...

where he slashed .185/.227/.261 with one home run and 17 RBIs in 59 games. In 2014, he played for the Class-A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga Quakes compiling a .262 batting average with nine home runs and 46 RBIs in 94 games, and in 2015, he played for both the Quakes and Double-A

Tulsa Drillers The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club. Stadium The Drillers play at ONEOK Field (pronounc ...

, batting .263 with 19 home runs, 68 RBIs, and 26 stolen bases in 128 games between the two teams.

Cincinnati Reds

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On December 16, 2015, Dixon was traded to the

(with

José Peraza José Francisco Peraza Polo (born April 30, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman and shortstop in the New York Mets organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincin ...

and

Scott Schebler Scott Anthony Schebler (born October 6, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Scott grew up in Shueyville, Iowa and attended Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids. He previously played in Major League ...

) in a three team trade that sent

Frankie Montas Francellis Montas Luna (born March 21, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. Montas signed a ...

, Micah Johnson and

Trayce Thompson Trayce Nikolas Thompson (born March 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played for the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and the Sa ...

to the Dodgers and

Todd Frazier Todd Brian Frazier (born February 12, 1986), nicknamed "The Toddfather", is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rang ...

to the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

. He spent 2016 with the Double-A

Pensacola Blue Wahoos The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They are based in Pensacola, Florida, and play their home games at Admiral Fetterman Field. In 2012, the team rel ...

where he slashed .260/.315/.434 with 16 home runs and 65 RBIs in 118 games, and 2017 with the Triple-A

Louisville Bats The Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Louisville, Kentucky, and are named in dual reference to the bat, win ...

where he collected a .264 batting average with 16 home runs, 64 RBIs, and a .783 OPS in 124 games. Dixon was called up to the majors for the first time on May 22, 2018. On May 24 he collected his first three major league hits, going on to play in 74 games for the Reds during the 2018 season at six different defensive positions, in addition to two appearances as a pitcher. He batted .178/.218/.356 in 118 at bats and was recorded as having the fastest base-running sprint speed of all major league first basemen, at 28.9 feet/second.

Detroit Tigers

Dixon was claimed off waivers by the

on November 2, 2018. He began the 2019 season with the Triple-A

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before being promoted to the major leagues on April 18. In a May 5 game against the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

, Dixon hit a tenth-inning, walk-off three-run homer to give the Tigers a 5–2 victory. Dixon finished 2019 with a .248 average, 52 RBI and a team-leading 15 home runs in 391 major league at-bats. He had the fastest sprint speed of all major league first basemen, at 28.5 feet/second. On December 21, 2019, Dixon was

designated for assignment Designated for assignment (DFA) is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball (MLB). A player who is designated for assignment is immediately removed from the team's 40-man roster, after which the team must within seven days, return the pla ...

by the Tigers to make room on the 40-man roster for two free agent signings. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to the

on January 8. On September 22, 2020, Dixon was selected to the Tigers 40-man and active rosters. Dixon appeared in only 5 games for the Tigers in 2020, going 1-for-13. He was released by the Tigers on November 19, 2020, with the intention that he would be heading to a team in

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Days after his release from Detroit, Dixon signed with the

. On April 23, 2021, Dixon made his NPB debut. Dixon played in 38 games for the Golden Eagles, hitting .167 with 4 home runs and 35 RBIs. He became a free agent following the season.

San Diego Padres

On March 26, 2022, Dixon signed a minor league contract with the

. In the minor leagues in 2022 he led the minors in slugging percentage (.823) in 198 at bats while batting .374 with a .442 on base percentage and 23 home runs. His contract was selected on September 27.

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