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Brandon Emil Phillips (born June 28, 1981) is an American Major League Baseball second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. He has also played for the Cleveland Indians. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Phillips was drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1999. He never came up to the majors while in the Montreal organization, and was traded to the Cleveland Indians in 2002. After making his Major League debut that same year for the Indians, he spent several years moving back and forth between the Indians' major-league team and the minor leagues. Phillips was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 2006. Since joining the Reds, Phillips has developed into one of the best second basemen in baseball. During his tenure in Cincinnati, he has won four 〔http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/10/29/5044654/gold-glove-awards-mlb-2013〕 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, one Silver Slugger Award, and been selected to three National League All-Star teams. He became the first player in MLB history to record two 3-run home runs, 7 RBI's, and two stolen bases in one game. Following this performance, the uniform and pair of cleats he wore during that game were put on display in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ==Early life== Phillips father, James Phillips, runs the Phillips Baseball Center in Pine Lake, Georgia. His sister is WNBA player Porsha Phillips of the San Antonio Silver Stars and his younger brother is minor league baseball player PJ Phillips. Phillips attended Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he played basketball and baseball. His #7 at Redan was retired by the school in December 2003. Phillips' favorite baseball player growing up was Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin.〔http://www.datdudebp.com/bio〕 Phillips was selected in the second round of the 1999 draft by the Montreal Expos as a shortstop after signing a letter of intent to play both baseball and football at the University of Georgia. He instead signed with the Expos on June 21, 1999. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brandon Phillips」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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