Bry Nelson

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Bryant Nelson

Born:	January 27, 1974
Birthplace:	Crossett, Arkansas
Hometown:
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	205 lbs
Bats:	Switch
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1993: 44th Round by the Houston Astros
College:	Texarkana College
High School:	Crossett High School (AR)
Other Teams:
Years with Boston:	1992

1 Overall Career
2 Nelson's Moments in the Sun
3 Trivia
4 Transactions
5 External Links

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Overall Career

Bryant Lawrence Nelson (born January 27, 1974 in Crossett, Arkansas) is a long time minor leaguer, who started his professional career in 1994. After 3 years in the Houston Astros organization, 3 years in the Chicago Cubs organization, a year and a half with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization and a half a year with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, the 28 year old signed on with the Red Sox in 2002, starting the year in Pawtucket. He was called up to the Red Sox on the May 14 (taking the place of Manny Ramirez who went on the DL with his finger injury), and made his major league debut later that day (as a Pinch Runner). He would get his first start on the May 27, a game in which he collected his first Major League Hit.

Bryant would stay on the Major League team until July 20 (as Dustin Hermanson came off the DL), having made sporadic appearances, mostly as a pinch runner. The Red Sox did not even honor his service with a September call-up. For his year in Boston, he went .265/.342/.353 with 3 doubles. In Pawtucket, Nelson hit .296/.340/.466 with 8 doubles and 8 HRs.

He parlayed his year in Boston to a contract with Daiei of the Japan League where he spent 2003. He would come back to play AAA ball for the White Sox in 2004 and Toronto in 2005. Shunned by Major League Organizations, Bryant Nelson played his 2006 ball with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League.

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Nelson's Moments in the Sun

May 27th, 2002 - Bryant gets his first Major League Hits. He would get 8 more in his career.

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Trivia

His only call-up to the Majors occured because Manny Ramirez was DLed.
Hit .228 with 3 home runs and 17 RBI in 54 games with the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in 2003.
Played with the President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2006.

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Transactions

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 44th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 1993.
March 21, 1997: Released by the Houston Astros.
March 30, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs
October 17, 1997: Granted Free Agency.
December 30, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
October 16, 1998: Granted Free Agency.
January 11, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.
November 18, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
July 11, 2001: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Chris Petersen.
October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.
December 19, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.
March 23, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
December 16, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.