Brett David Harper (born July 31, 1981) is an American former

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in Minor League Baseball. He is the son of former Major Leaguer

Brian Harper Brian David Harper (born October 16, 1959) is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for teams in both the American and National Leagues during his 16-year career (-). He most recently served as the hitting coach of the D ...

Career

Harper was drafted by the

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in the 45th round of the 2000 MLB Draft out of

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. He began his professional baseball career with the

Kingsport Mets The Kingsport Mets were a Minor League Baseball team of the Appalachian League from 1921 to 2020. They were located in Kingsport, Tennessee, and were last named for the team's major league affiliate, the New York Mets. The team played its home ...

in 2001 and remained in the Mets farm system through 2007, raising as high as Double-A, where he played with the

Binghamton Mets The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are an American Minor League Baseball team based in Binghamton, New York. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets major-league club. The Rumble Ponies play in Mira ...

from 2004–2007. In 2004 with the

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he was named the team's MVP and named to the mid-season

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All-Star team, though he was unable to participate due to his promotion to Binghamton. In 2005, he finished third among all minor leaguers in home runs with 36 and he was again named to the FSL All-Star team. He also finished second in the FSL's home run derby. In 2007 with Binghamton, Harper was named to the Eastern League Mid-season and post-season All-Star teams while hitting .296 with 24 home runs and 88 RBIs. He was invited to spring training by the

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in 2008 and spent the season with the Triple-A

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, hitting .315 with 20 home runs and 59 RBIs. Harper began 2009 with the Las Vegas 51s in the

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system and hit .274 with 15 home runs in 79 games before he was released by the Blue Jays. He was quickly signed by the

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and assigned to the

Albuquerque Isotopes The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They play home games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at an el ...

. In June 2010 Harper signed a contract with the Yokohama BayStars for the remainder of the 2010 season with a club option for 2011. He signed with the

Diablos Rojos del México The Diablos Rojos del Mexico (English: Mexico Red Devils) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Mexico City, Mexico. The team was founded in 1940 by Salvador Lutteroth and Ernesto Carmona. The Diablos Rojos play their hom ...

of the

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for the 2016 season. He was traded to the

Guerreros de Oaxaca The Guerreros de Oaxaca (English: Oaxaca Warriors) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico. Their home field is Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos. History In October 1995, a group of businessmen, l ...

on April 19, 2016. Harper is currently Head Coaching Instructor of Canes Baseball AZ, a youth club baseball program in Scottsdale, Arizona.

References

External links

Minor league player bio
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