Brandon Larson
Brandon John Larson is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds. Larson won the MVP for the 1997 College World Series.Career
After his successful college season with the LSU Tigers, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round of the 1997 amateur entry draft. He had one of the most prolific years in college baseball history, his one year of NCAA Division 1 Baseball, where he hit 40 home runs and had 118 RBIs with a.381 batting average.
Larson had success in the minor leagues, reaching Triple-A in, and having two outstanding following years, but he never had success in the Major Leagues. He played in 40 games for the Reds in, batting.212, and became a free agent after the season. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, then released at the end of spring training, and then signed by the Texas Rangers, and batted.289 at Double-A, before being released mid-season. He was signed by the Washington Nationals before the season, and batted.286 at Triple-A New Orleans. In, he was in Double-A Harrisburg, batting.232 and on June 27 was released.
On July 20, 2007, Larson signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League, batting.333 with 27 RBI the rest of the season. In, he was selected to participate in the Atlantic League Home Run Derby and was elected to the All-star game.
