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(Redirected from Bry Nelson) American baseball player (born 1974)

Baseball player

Bryant Nelson
Nelson with the Long Island Ducks in 2013
Second baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1974-01-27) January 27, 1974 (age 50) Crossett, Arkansas
Batted: SwitchThrew: Right
Professional debut
MLB: May 14, 2002, for the Boston Red Sox
NPB: March 28, 2003, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
CPBL: April 26, 2006, for the Uni-President Lions
Last appearance
MLB: July 15, 2002, for the Boston Red Sox
NPB: July 5, 2003, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
CPBL: May 17, 2006, for the Uni-President Lions
MLB statistics
Batting average	.265
Runs	6
Hits	9
NPB statistics
Batting average	.228
Runs	18
Hits	38
CPBL statistics
Batting average	.186
Runs	2
Hits	8
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Boston Red Sox (2002) Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (2003) Uni-President Lions (2006)

Bryant "Cruther" Lawrence Nelson (born January 27, 1974) is a former second baseman and outfielder. He played during one season for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Nelson was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants as a pitcher in 1992 out of Crossett High School in the 19th round. Nelson was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 44th rounds as a draft and follow in the 1993 amateur draft out of Texarkana College as a short stop. Nelson, played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Auburn Astros in 1994 hitting .322 in his second year switch hitting. 1995 he hit .327 with 3 Homeruns 52 RBI and 34 Doubles. He only struck out 40 times in 395 at bats. and his last affiliated season in 2005 with the Toronto Blue Jays' Triple-A club, the Syracuse SkyChiefs. In 2008, he played for four different teams: the New Jersey Jackals of the Can-Am League, the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, and the Sultanes de Monterrey and Piratas de Campeche in the Mexican League.

Nelson was signed by the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League on May 30, 2009, batting .300 for them that season. He signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers for the 2010 season.

On June 2, 2016, Bryant Nelson became a member of the Atlantic League 1,000 Hit Club registering his 1,000 league hit off Somerset pitcher Darin Gorski and joining only 2 other players (Jeff Nettles/Ray Navarrete) to achieve this milestone in Atlantic League history.

Bryant Nelson is currently the head coach at Bo Porter Academy, where he works alongside Anaheim Angels 1st base coach, Bo Porter.

References

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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Mexican Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award

1958–59: Magallón
1959–60: Ferrer
1960–61: Sotelo
1961–62: Sotelo
1962–63: Espino
1963–64: Espino
1964–65: Castro
1965–66: Fitch
1966–67: Ayón
1967: Camacho
1968–69: Secrist
1969–70: Morris
1970–71: Espino
1971–72: Espino
1972–73: Espino
1973–74: López
1974–75: Hairston
1975–76: Espino
1976–77: López
1977–78: Armas
1978–79: Obradovich
1979–80: León
1980–81: Limón
1981–82: Barrios
1982–83: Barojas
1983–84: Rodríguez
1984–85: Barrera
1985–86: Leopold
1986–87: Aikens
1988–89: Esquer
1989–90: Elvira
1990–91: Tolentino
1991–92: Solís
1992–93: Carrillo
1993–94: García
1994–95: Osuna
1995–96: Jiménez
1996–97: Hernández
1997–98: Fernández
1998–99: Arias
1990–00: Burkhart
2000–01: Nelson
2001–02: López
2002–03: Osuna
2003–04: Campos
2004–05: Muñoz
2005–06: García
2006–07: Durazo
2007–08: Presichi
2008–09: Murillo
2009–10: García
2010–11: Christian
2011–12: Cruz
2012–13: Cañizares
2013–14: Burgamy
2014–15: Rodríguez
2015–16: Amador
2016–17: Amador
2017–18: Rodríguez
2018–19: Rodríguez
2019–20: Álvarez
2020–21: Elizalde
2021–22: Sanchez
2022–23: Tomás

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