Brian Dozier
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James Brian Dozier (born May 15, 1987) is an American professional baseball second baseman who is a free agent.
In the eighth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, the Minnesota Twins selected Dozier.
In 2012, he made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut.
He has played for the Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Washington Nationals.
Dozier was an All-Star in 2015 and received a Gold Glove Award in 2017.
Personal life
Dozier is married to Renee Dozier, and she is happily married. They are residents of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Dozier is a Christian. "I'm a Christian just playing baseball on the side," Dozier said of his faith. That's what I stand for..." Dozier went to Nicaragua with Amigos for Christ in November 2013. While on the trip, Dozier helped build a new clean water system for a small neighborhood and assisted in the delivery of a cow and a pig to the community for food.
Amateur career
Dozier attended and played baseball for Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi, where he became a local celebrity in the town of 4,000 people. In baseball, he was named All-State for two years and named "Player of the Year" in north Mississippi. He has also received varsity letters in football, golf, and basketball. While in high school, he also competed for the Tupelo 49ers in American Legion Baseball, 2002-2005.
College career
Dozier played for the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles from 2006 to 2009. He was named a Freshman All-American and selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. In 224 games at Southern Miss, he ranked 55 doubles, seven triples, 16 home runs, and 152 runs batted in. In 2009, he was a member of the Southern Miss squad that advanced to the College World Series. In 2006, he competed for the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League's Bethesda Big Train.
Professional career
In the eighth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, the Minnesota Twins selected Dozier. In 2011, he was selected as the Twins Minor League Player of the Year. In 2012, the Twins welcomed Dozier to spring training.
Dozier was called up in May 2012 to replace Justin Morneau. Dozier played his first home run in Major League history against the Toronto Blue Jays' Ricky Romero on May 13. He batted.234/.332 with 6 home runs in 316 at bats in 2012. He batted.244/.312/.414, the highest batt in 2013; his highest batted record in 2013 was.344/.414.
Dozier topped Hall of Famer Paul Molitor's record of 25 runs scored in the month of April in 2014, a record that had existed for 18 years. Dozier was not selected to the 2014 All-Star Game, but American League captain José Bautista selected him to compete in the 2014 Home Run Derby. Dozier made history by becoming the first second baseman in Twins history and 13th in MLB history to reach 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in a single season on August 20. In addition, Dozier was the first Twins player to do so after Torii Hunter did so in 2004. Dozier had the second most runs in a season (112) in Minnesota's history, coming after Chuck Knoblauch tallied 117 runs in 1997. He led American League second basemen in errors (15) and assists (475).
Dozier was selected as a roster replacement for José Bautista in the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game after finishing second to Mike Moustakas in the All-Star Finals. Dozier, who was batting as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning, scored a solo home run off Pittsburgh's Mark Melancon, making him the 16th player to homer in his first All-Star Game at-bat. He finished the season batting.236/.404/.444 with 28 home runs and a career-high 148 strikeouts (9th in the American League), and he led the majors in pull percentage (60.2%). Dozier was named a finalist for the 2015 American League Second Baseman (2B) Rawlings Gold Glove Award, alongside fellow second basemen Astros Jose Altuve and Tigers Ian Kinsler.
Dozier shot Daniel Norris of the Detroit Tigers on September 12, 2016 to become the first American League second baseman to reach 40 home runs in a season. He ended the season with 42 home runs and is now the top pull percentage (56.4%) in the majors.
Dozier started the 2018 season off with a 16-game hitting streak. Dozier made the first walk-off grand slam in the history of Target Field in the tenth inning of the July 15 game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Following Xander Bogaerts' 10th inning slam for the Boston Red Sox the day before, it was the first time in Major League Baseball history that extra inning, walk-off grand slams had been struck on consecutive days. It was Dozier's fourth walk-off home run and sixth walk-off at Target Field, all records for the ballpark. He was also the second player (after Eddie Rosario) to have scored multiple grand slams at Target Field. In 2018, the Twins batted.227/.304/.405 with 16 home runs in 410 at bats.
Dozier was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Logan Forsythe and minor leaguers Devin Smeltzer and Luke Raley on July 31, 2018. He only batted for.182/.350/.350 with 5 homers and 20 RBIs in 143 at bats, and was demoted to pinch-hitting duties in the playoffs in 47 games with the Dodgers.
Dozier agreed to a one-year, $9 million deal with the Washington Nationals on January 13, 2019.
He batted.338/.430/.430/.430 in 2019 with 20 home runs and 50 RBIs. He had a -5 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) rating, the lowest in the National League among second basemen. The Nationals closed the season with a 93-69 record, clinching a wild card spot. They went on to win the World Series over the Astros for their first championship in franchise history.
Dozier signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres on February 23, 2020, giving him an invitation to spring training. Dozier was released by the Padres group on July 11, 2020.
Dozier signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets on July 22, 2020. The Mets selected Dozier's deal to the 40-man roster on July 30, the Mets' contract. He was selected for service on August 16. Dozier was officially announced by the Mets on August 23.
On February 18, 2021, Dozier announced his retirement from professional baseball.