Brock Alan Peterson (born November 20, 1983) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Minnesota Twins

He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 49th round of the 2002 MLB draft out of W. F. West High School in

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. He played in the Twins farm system from 2003 to 2010. This included his playing with the Elizabethton Twins ( Appalachian League),

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( Florida State League),

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( Eastern League) and Rochester Red Wings ( International League)

Bridgeport Bluefish

After his release from the Twins organization after the 2010 season, he signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, where he played in 2011 and 2012. In 165 games for the Bluefish, he hit. 285 with 32 homers and 99 RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals

On August 14, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the

, who assigned him to the AAA

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. In 2013, with the Redbirds, he hit .296 in 122 games with 25 homers and 86 RBI. After spending a decade in minor league and independent league baseball, Peterson was called up to the majors for the first time by Cardinals on July 20, 2013. He made his first appearance that same night, in a losing cause against the

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, driving in a run in his pinch-hit at-bat with a groundout. His first hit was a pinch-hit RBI single on July 24 against Jake Diekman of the Philadelphia Phillies. While playing for the Redbirds, Peterson was selected to compete in the 2013 Triple-A All-Star Game and the Triple-A Home Run Derby. He led the first round with 7 home runs and finished in 2nd place. However that success did not follow him after being called up by the Cardinals. Used largely as a pinch hitter, he went 2 for 26 at the plate. On November 5, 2013, Peterson was given his outright release by the Cardinals and elected

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Washington Nationals / Los Angeles Dodgers

He then signed a minor league deal with the

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, who sent him to the AAA

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. He played in 72 games in Syracuse and hit .250. On July 1, 2014 he was sold to the

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. In 45 games for the Dodgers AAA team, the

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, he hit .387 with 9 homers and 36 RBI.

Minnesota Twins

The Twins signed Peterson to a minor league contract on December 22, 2014. He was subsequently released on May 22, 2015.

New York Mets

Signed to Minor League Contract by New York Mets on June 4, 2015 He became a free agent on November 6, 2015.

Personal life

Peterson was paralyzed from the chest down in a diving accident on July 3, 2021 and as of August 2021 is undergoing rehabilitation at the Shepherd Center in

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