Bryant "Bry" Lawrence Nelson (born January 27, 1974) is a former second baseman and

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who is currently a free agent. He played during one season for the

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(MLB).

Career

Nelson was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants as a pitcher in 1992 out of Crossett High School in the 19th round. Nelson was drafted by the

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in the 44th rounds as a draft and follow in the 1993 amateur draft out of Texarkana College as a short stop. Nelson, played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season)

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in hitting .322 in his second year switch hitting. 1995 he hit .327 with 3 Homeruns 52 RBI and 34 Doubles. He only struck out 40 times in 395 at bats. and his last affiliated season in with the

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' Triple-A club, the

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. In , he played for four different teams: the

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of the

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, the

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of the Atlantic League, and the

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and

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in the

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. Nelson was signed by the

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of the Atlantic League on May 30, 2009, batting .300 for them that season. He signed with the

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for the 2010 season. On June 2, 2016, Bryant Nelson became a member of the Atlantic League 1,000 Hit Club registering his 1,000 league hit off Somerset pitcher Darin Gorski and joining only 2 other players (Jeff Nettles/Ray Navarrete) to achieve this milestone in Atlantic League history.

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