Name Brandon Drury Role Baseball Player | Salary 91,516 USD (2015) | |
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Current team Arizona Diamondbacks (#62 / Infielder) | ||
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Brandon S. Drury (born August 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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- Raisel iglesias vs brandon drury arizona fall league 2014
- Matt candler brandon drury hopes to play in the mlb all star game one day
- Career
- References
Matt candler brandon drury hopes to play in the mlb all star game one day
Career
Drury was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 13th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of Grants Pass High School in Grants Pass, Oregon, where he primarily played shortstop. He made his professional debut for the Gulf Coast Braves. He finished the year hitting .198/.248/.292 with three home runs over 192 at-bats. In 2011, he played for the Danville Braves. In 63 games, he hit .347/.367/.525 with eight home runs in 265 at-bats. He was named the MVP of the Appalachian League along with Eddie Rosario. In 2012, while playing for the Rome Braves, he hit only .229/.270/.333 with six home runs in 445 at-bats.
On January 24, 2013, Drury, along with MartÃn Prado, Randall Delgado, Zeke Spruill and Nick Ahmed were traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Justin Upton and Chris Johnson. He played his first season in the Diamondbacks organization with the South Bend Silver Hawks. In 134 games, he hit .302/.362/.500 with 15 home runs. He started the 2014 season for the Visalia Rawhide, and in August was promoted to the Double A Mobile BayBears. He had a .299 batting average, 23 home runs and 95 RBI. After the season, Drury was sent to the Arizona Fall League, where he played for the Salt River Rafters.
Drury was invited to spring training in 2015 and began the year with Mobile. On June 23, he was promoted to the Triple A Reno Aces. The Diamondbacks called Drury up to the major leagues on September 1, 2015, and he made his debut that day. Drury collected his first major league hit, a single, off Colorado Rockies pitcher Jon Gray. Drury hit his first home run on September 22, off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Adam Liberatore.
Due to his strong offensive performance, Drury was mentioned as a possible backup outfielder during spring training in 2016. He became one of the last players to make the Diamondbacks 2016 Opening Day roster. The Diamondbacks occasionally started Drury in the outfield as well as second and third base to keep his bat in the lineup. Drury was optioned to the Triple A Reno Aces to clear a roster spot for Shelby Miller on June 19, despite hitting .275/.313/.456 up to that point in the season. The Diamondbacks recalled Drury on June 24, a day after outfielder Socrates Brito had fractured a toe on his right foot.