Gary Brown (baseball)
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Gary Brown is an American professional baseball outfielder
in the San Francisco Giants
organization, and is of their Top 10 Prospects.
Brown was a near consensus All-American in his final season at Cal State-Fullerton. He was selected by the San Francisco Giants
in the first round (24th overall) of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft
. He signed on August 16, 2010. He made his professional debut with the AZL Giants and finished the 2010 season with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
. Overall he hit .159 with 2 RBI's and 2 stolen bases in 12 games played.
Brown played the 2011 season with the Advanced Single-A San Jose Giants
of the California League
. He was named Cal League Rookie of the Year. Brown was also selected to participate in the 2011 Futures Game
at Chase Field
in Phoenix, Arizona
. For the season, he batted .336 in 559 at bats and set a franchise record for hits with 188. He also had 13 triples, 14 home runs and 80 RBIs while stealing 53 bases in 72 attempts. He was named an outfielder on Baseball Americas 2011 Minor League All Star team.
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
in the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
organization, and is of their Top 10 Prospects.
Brown was a near consensus All-American in his final season at Cal State-Fullerton. He was selected by the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
in the first round (24th overall) of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft
2010 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held on June 7–9, 2010 at the MLB Network Studios in New York City.-First-round selections:The draft order was determined based on the 2009 MLB standings, with the worst team picking first.Key...
. He signed on August 16, 2010. He made his professional debut with the AZL Giants and finished the 2010 season with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes are a minor league baseball team in Keizer, Oregon, United States. They are a Short-Season Class A team in the Northwest League, and have been an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants since the Volcanoes' inception in 1997...
. Overall he hit .159 with 2 RBI's and 2 stolen bases in 12 games played.
Brown played the 2011 season with the Advanced Single-A San Jose Giants
San Jose Giants
The San Jose Giants are a minor league baseball team in San Jose, California, USA. They are a Class A - Advanced team in the Northern Division of the California League, and have been a farm team of the San Francisco Giants since 1988. Home games are played at San Jose Municipal Stadium...
of the California League
California League
The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
. He was named Cal League Rookie of the Year. Brown was also selected to participate in the 2011 Futures Game
All-Star Futures Game
The All-Star Futures Game is an annual baseball exhibition game between a team of top minor league prospects from the United States and a team of prospects from other parts of the World...
at Chase Field
Chase Field
Chase Field is a baseball stadium located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona and is the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. It opened in , just in time for the Diamondbacks' first game as an expansion team...
in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. For the season, he batted .336 in 559 at bats and set a franchise record for hits with 188. He also had 13 triples, 14 home runs and 80 RBIs while stealing 53 bases in 72 attempts. He was named an outfielder on Baseball Americas 2011 Minor League All Star team.