Batting average .224 Name Brian Lesher Runs batted in 38 | Home runs 9 Hits 59 Role Baseball athlete | |
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Brian Herbert Lesher (born March 5, 1971) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between 1996 and 2002. He was listed at 6' 5", 205 lb., and batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Born in Wilrijk, Belgium, Lesher entered the majors in 1996 with the Oakland Athletics, playing for three consecutive years before joining the Seattle Mariners (2000) and Toronto Blue Jays (2002). His most productive season came in 1997 with Oakland, when he posted career-highs in games (46), home runs (4), runs batted in (17), runs scored (17), and stolen bases (4). Brian is the only person born in Belgium to play Major League Baseball.
In a five-season career, Lesher was a .224 hitter (59-for-263) with nine home runs and 38 RBI in 108 games.