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Brett Russell Lawrie (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional baseball third baseman and second baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Toronto Blue Jays. ==Minor League career== While playing high school baseball for the Langley Blaze of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League, Lawrie was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.〔MLB.com: (Milwaukee Brewers 2008 Draft Results ) Retrieved on August 1, 2009.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MLB.com 2009 Draft Tracker )〕 The selection of Lawrie was the fourth-highest a Canadian player has ever been drafted, behind only Jeff Francis, Adam Loewen, and Phillippe Aumont and the highest a Canadian position player has ever been drafted.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brett Lawrie Drafted in 1st Round of MLB Draft )〕 Lawrie was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team at the 2008 World Junior Baseball Championship where he led the tournament with a .469 batting average, 3 home runs and 16 RBI.〔BCPBL: (Lawrie Signs with Milwaukee Brewers ) Retrieved on July 8, 2009.〕 He was also selected to play for Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Lawrie represented Canada once again during the 2009 World Baseball Classic at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.〔(Brewers' wait for Lawrie almost over ) Retrieved on August 2, 2009〕 His only appearance during Canada's brief run in the tournament came during a 6–5 loss to the United States where he pinch-ran for Joey Votto in the 9th inning. Although he was used primarily as a catcher for the Blaze, Lawrie transitioned to second base when he was assigned to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League to begin the season. He was selected to play for the World Team at the 2009 MLB All-Star Futures Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.〔ESPN.com: (World rallies in rain-shortened game ) Retrieved on July 13, 2009〕〔(Brett Lawrie Helps World Win Futures Game ) Retrieved on August 2, 2009〕 He was promoted to the Double-A Huntsville Stars in mid-August. On June 23, Lawrie was selected to the 2010 Futures Games, his second selection. Lawrie finished the 2010 season with a .285 batting average, 8 home runs, 63 RBI, 90 runs, 16 triples and 30 stolen bases in 135 games with Huntsville. For his efforts he was named to the Southern League Post-Season All-Star team on September 1, 2010. Considered by many to be one of Milwaukee's top prospects, he was traded on December 6, 2010 to the Toronto Blue Jays for starting pitcher Shaun Marcum. Despite already having switched positions from catcher to second base after the Brewers drafted him, the Blue Jays moved Lawrie to third base. On May 31, Lawrie was hit in the hand by a pitch and left the game with what was initially believed to be a broken hand. X-rays were negative and he was considered day-to-day, until it was later revealed by CAT scan that there is a non-displaced fracture, and he was expected to miss 2–3 weeks. After a brief stint in Single-A Dunedin ending with a game where he was hit by a pitch twice, Lawrie was promoted back to Triple-A Las Vegas on July 18, 2011. He was named the third baseman on ''Baseball Americas 2011 Minor League All Star team. 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「Brett Lawrie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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