Brett Lawrie
Brett Lawrie was born in Langley, British Columbia, Canada on January 18th, 1990 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 34, Brett Lawrie biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Brett Russell Lawrie (born January 18, 1990) is a third baseman for Canada's national baseball team who is currently a free agent.
He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.
Personal life
In October 2010, Leroux, a childhood friend against whom he competed in youth baseball leagues in Metro Vancouver, became involved with UCLA and United States women's national under-20 soccer team forward Sydney Leroux, a childhood friend against whom he competed in youth baseball leagues in Metro Vancouver. They broke off the partnership in October 2011, during Leroux's senior year at UCLA, just before she received her first call-up to the United States women's national soccer team.
On June 29, 2015, Lawrie began to model Dana Long. On Long's birthday, the Lawrie was introduced. On Lawrie's birthday, they married seven months later. Lawrie and their first child, a boy, were due to meet in February 2018.
Danielle Lawrie, a University of Washington and Canadian Olympic softball pitcher, is his brother.
Lawrie's Twitter page has been promoting many golf products since his retirement.
Amateur career
Lawrie was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers while playing high school baseball for the Langley Blaze of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League. Lawrie was the fourth highest-drafted Canadian player, behind Jeff Francis, Adam Loewen, and Phillippe Aumont, and the fourth most drafted a Canadian position player.
Professional career
Despite the fact that he was primarily a catcher for the Blaze, Lawrie transitioned to second base when he was drafted to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League to begin the 2009 season. He was chosen to play for the World Team at the 2009 MLB All-Star Futures Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. In mid-August, he was promoted to the Double-A Huntsville Stars. Lawrie was selected to the 2010 Futures Games, his second selection, which was announced on June 23, at the University of Alberta.
In 135 games with Huntsville, Lawrie finished the 2010 season with a.285 batting average, eight home runs, 63 RBIs, 90 runs, 16 triples, and 30 stolen bases. On September 1, 2010, he was named to the Southern League All-Star team for his efforts.
Shaun Marcum, who has been considered by some as one of Milwaukee's top prospects, was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on December 6, 2010. Despite the fact that Lawrie converted catcher to second base after the Brewers drafted him, the Blue Jays moved Lawrie to third base.
Lawrie was hurled in the hand by a pitch on May 31 and left the game with what seemed to be a broken hand. X-rays were negative and he was expected to be day-to-day until it was revealed by CAT scan that there was no displaced fracture, and he was expected to miss 2–3 weeks.
Lawrie was promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas on July 18, 2011, after a brief stint in Single-A Dunedin that culminated with a game in which he was struck by a pitch twice.
He was named third baseman on Baseball America's 2011 Minor League All Star team.
Lawrie was called up to the Toronto Blue Jays on August 4, 2011. Travis Snider was promoted to Triple-A to make room for Lawrie. He made his Baltimore debut against the Baltimore Orioles on August 5th. He hit and RBI in his first at-bat in his first season at-bat. With one RBI and a fielding mistake, he went 2-for-4. He hit his first home run on a solo shot off starter Alfredo Simón's second game back. Lawrie's first grand slam came in his second game at home on August 10, ahead of Oakland reliever Craig Breslow. The grand slam was also his first attack at the Rogers Centre. Lawrie's first career triplet and stolen base were recorded in the following series against the Los Angeles Angels. Lawrie won the Boston Red Sox 11-0 on September 5, hitting his first walk-off home run in his career, as a solo shot in the 11th inning offseason.
When he fractured the middle finger on his right hand while fielding during batting practice, Lawrie's first season came to an end. In 161 plate appearances, he finished his first season with a batting average of.293. Nine home runs, 26 runs scored, seven stolen bases, and 25 RBIs in his first season.
Lawrie won the Blue Jays 8–7 against the Texas Rangers on May 1, 2012. Lawrie had a game-winning solo home run in the bottom of the 9th inning. Following consecutive questionable strike calls by umpire Bill Miller, Lawrie was ejected from a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 15. Both pitches in question were shown by replay and computerized strike zone analysis to not be in the strike zone. Lawrie went down the baseline, only to hear the strike call. Lawrie yelled during the strikeout call, causing Miller to eject him. Miller threw his helmet on the ground, which bounced and established contact with Miller. After arguing with Miller, boss John Farrell was ejected. Major League Baseball suspended lawrie for four games, and the suspension was appealed but not appealed on May 17. After losing 7–4 to the Boston Red Sox on June 2, Lawrie was at the Toronto Eaton Centre when a shooting took place. Lawrie, who was unhurt, was the victim of the shooting and was credited by several news outlets with breaking the news. Lawrie was given the Wilson fielding award for defensive play at third base on November 4.
Lawrie started the 2013 season on the disabled list and made his season debut against the Chicago White Sox on April 16 going 0-3 with an RBI. After spraining his ankle and sliding into second base in a game on May 27, Lawrie was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 29. On June 24, general manager Alex Anthopoulos announced that Lawrie would begin a rehabilitation assignment with the Class A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays on June 26. Dunedin's law enforcement took the field at third base on June 26, which was the third base for the game. On July 6, Lawrie began his recovery with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. On July 9, his rehabilitation service was moved to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He was recalled by the Blue Jays on July 13 to play against Baltimore in second base against the Syracuse Chiefs on July 9.
On July 13, Lawrie fielded second base for the first time in his major league career, finishing the game 0–4. In an interview with MLB Network Radio, manager John Gibbons said that Lawrie will play at second base exclusively for the remainder of the season. Lawrie's career-long 11-game hitting streak came to an end on August 10. During his streak, he batted.400 with two home runs and six RBIs. With 11 home runs, 46 RBIs, and a.963 fielding percentage at third base, he hit.254 in 107 games with Toronto in 2013.
Lawrie was announced as the cover star for the Canadian version of MLB 14: The Show on February 13, 2014, replacing injured teammate Jose Bautista, who had been the Canadian cover star for the previous two entries in the series. In a 9-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on April 15, 2014, Lawrie slammed his second grand slam in his career. Lawrie began playing second base against right-handed starting pitchers following Juan Francisco's ascension as a viable alternative for the Blue Jays. In a 3–1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on June 6, 2014, he tied his career-high in home runs for the 11th time this season. Lawrie would then hit a new high on June 20, his 12th appearance of the season, to help the Blue Jays win by 14–9, despite being down 8–0 after the second inning. Johnny Cueto had him on the right hand two days earlier, causing him to be pulled out of the game. A fracture of his right index finger was discovered on X-rays; Lawrie was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Lawrie was activated from the DL on August 5, and began at third base that night, but the game was called off in the 4th inning due to back tightness. On August 7, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an oblique strain. Lawrie was added to the 60-day disabled list on September 2, effectively ending his 2014 season. He ended the year with 70 games, batting.247 with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs.
Lawrie was traded to the Oakland Athletics on November 28, 2014, along with Kendall Graveman, Sean Nolin, and Franklin Barreto for Josh Donaldson. Lawrie's first home run as an Athletic began early in the season, with a game on April 7 in which he struck out 4 times on 12 total pitches (earning him a golden sombrero). A fan of Tonya Carpenter, who was injured while swinging at a pitch in a game between the Athletics and the Boston Red Sox in Boston's Fenway Park on June 5, was hurt. The barrel of a bat was thrown into the stands, striking Carpenter in the head. Carpenter lost a substantial amount of blood and suffered head injury, according to the Boston Police Department, but another fan wrapped her head in his shirt tourniquet, but another fan wrapped her head in his shirt tourniquet. She was quickly treated and admitted by Fenway Park medical staff to Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
In a career-best 149 games played, lawrie finished the 2015 season with a.260 average, 16 home runs, and 60 RBIs.
Lawrie was traded to the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitchers J. on December 9, 2015. B. Wendelken and Zachary Erwin, from B. Wendelken and Zachary Erwin. Lawrie, mainly a third baseman in previous seasons, played second base with the White Sox, but he was also used as a DH.
Lawrie played 94 games for Chicago before losing in the fourth inning against Detroit on July 21 with what was originally described as a tweaked hamstring. He did not return to play for the team again because the injury was later determined to have also affected his quad, knee, and hip.
On December 3, 2016, the White Sox won a salary dispute by agreeing to a one-year, $3.5 million deal for the 2017 season. However, he was released by the White Sox on March 3, 2017.
Lawrie also signed a minor league deal with the Brewers on February 9, 2019. After missing out on the 2017 and 2018 seasons, he signed it on February 9, 2019. He was released by the club later this year after only playing a single game for the club.
International career
Lawrie was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team in 2008, where he starred in the tournament with a.469 batting average, three home runs, and 16 runs batted in (RBIs). He was also selected to represent Canada in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
During the 2009 World Baseball Classic at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Lawrie represented Canada once more. During Canada's brief participation in the tournament, he pinch-ran for Joey Votto in the ninth inning.
Lawrie was named to Canada's 2013 World Baseball Classic squad and appeared in two pre-tournament games against the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds. Lawrie was forced to leave the game against the Reds due to exhaustion, and he was later discovered to have strained his ribs. He stayed with the team but did not participate in the tournament due to his injury.