Brooks Brown (baseball)


Brooks Steven Brown is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies from 2014–2015.

Career

Amateur

Brown was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 21st round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft out of Portal High School in Portal, Georgia. He did not sign and attended the University of Georgia and played college baseball for the Georgia Bulldogs. In 2005, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Arizona Diamondbacks

He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.

Detroit Tigers

In April 2009, Brown was traded from the Diamondbacks to the Detroit Tigers for James Skelton.

Pittsburgh Pirates

In November 2012 he signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Colorado Rockies

In November 2013, he signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies.
Brown was called up to the majors for the first time on July 6, 2014.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Brown was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers on October 14, 2015 and outrighted to AAA on December 4. He was given a non-roster invitation to spring training. They released him on February 26, 2016, only one week into spring training.