Brett Gardner
- New York Yankees (2008 -present)
- 2009 World Series Champion
Brett M. Gardner ( born August 24, 1983 in Holly Hill, South Carolina) is an American baseball player in the major leagues. He plays there for the New York Yankees.
Biography
Gardner began his baseball career in 2001 at the College of Charleston Cougars, the baseball team of the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. In the third round of the MLB Draft 2005, he was chosen by the New York Yankees. In the 2005 season he played with the Staten Iceland Yankees in the New York - Penn League. In 2006 he arrived at the Tampa Yankees in the Florida State League action. He closed the season with a batting average of .323 with 22 RBIs and 30 from Stolen Bases. In 2007 he was employed in 54 games of the Double -A Trenton Thunder clubs before he was due to its performance in the Triple -A team of the Yankees, Scranton / Wilkes -Barre Yankees, was appointed. There he achieved a batting average of .260 and 21 Stolen Bases in 45 games. In 2008 he continued his good results in the Scranton / Wilkes -Barre Yankees. Overall, Gardner reached in the minor leagues a .291 batting average and an on- base percentage of .389 and 153 Stolen Bases.
On 30 June 2008, Gardner was appointed to the team of the New York Yankees. Although he was sent on July 26, again in 2008 for Triple -A team, the Yankees, but returned already on 15 August 2008 back to the Major League. On 21 September 2008, he scored as a pinch runner for Jason Giambi the last run in the old Yankee Stadium. For the 2009 season, Gardner received instead of Melky Cabrera the place of the center fielder on the grid. His first home run he scored in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 13, 2009. In the 2010 season he belongs to the starting lineup in the outfield.
Gardner is considered next Ichirō Suzuki, Carl Crawford, Austin Jackson and Juan Pierre as one of the fastest players in the Major League. He is known for his often successful attempts to steal a base.
Private life
Gardner and his wife Jessica a born in November 2008 son named Hunter. His father played in the minor league for the Philadelphia Phillies.