During the 2006 season, Brown batted .287 with 15 home runs and 81 RBI. He was ninth in the American League with 41 doubles.
On July 30, 2007, Brown shot Kansas City reporter Karen Kornacki in the eye with a plastic pellet gun while Kornacki was talking to his Royals teammate Tony Peña Jr. The Royals called it "an accident".[1]
Despite limited playing time during the 2007 season (113 games and 366 at-bats), Brown led the Royals in RBI for the third straight year. He and Carlos Beltrán are the only Royals to have led the team in RBI for three consecutive years.[2]
On January 11, 2008, he signed with the Oakland Athletics. On March 26, 2008, Brown hit a 3-run homer in the A's victory over the Red Sox in the second game of the Opening Series at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
On February 16, 2009, Brown signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres and was invited to spring training.[3]
On May 28, 2009, Brown was acquired by the New York Mets and assigned to the Buffalo Bisons. Brown was called up in early June, only to be designated for assignment on June 6 to make room for Ryan Church on the Mets' roster. After being sent outright to Buffalo, he was released on July 22, 2009.
Referencesedit
^In 'Accident,' Royals Outfielder Shoots TV Reporter in Face with Pellet
^. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
^. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
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January 01, 1970
emil, brown, emil, quincy, brown, born, december, 1974, american, former, professional, baseball, outfielder, played, major, league, baseball, from, 1997, 2009, pittsburgh, pirates, diego, padres, kansas, city, royals, oakland, athletics, york, mets, brown, wi. Emil Quincy Brown born December 29 1974 is an American former professional baseball outfielder He played in Major League Baseball MLB from 1997 to 2009 for the Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres Kansas City Royals Oakland Athletics and New York Mets Emil BrownBrown with the Royals in 2007OutfielderBorn 1974 12 29 December 29 1974 age 49 Chicago Illinois U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 3 1997 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceJune 6 2009 for the New York MetsMLB statisticsBatting average 258Home runs59Runs batted in326TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 1997 2001 San Diego Padres 2001 Kansas City Royals 2005 2007 Oakland Athletics 2008 New York Mets 2009 Career editBrown who attended Chicago s Harlan High School was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the sixth round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft He made his Major League debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1997 in a limited role Brown spent time in the minor leagues and did not hit a home run after that season until 2000 when he hit 3 home runs during the season He then became the everyday center fielder during the 2001 season but was considered a five tool prospect and couldn t manage to capitalize on his potential so he was traded to the San Diego Padres Brown did not play in the majors from 2002 2004 In 2005 he emerged as the everyday starting right fielder for the Kansas City Royals During this breakout year Brown hit 17 home runs and drove in 86 with a 286 batting average During the 2006 season Brown batted 287 with 15 home runs and 81 RBI He was ninth in the American League with 41 doubles On July 30 2007 Brown shot Kansas City reporter Karen Kornacki in the eye with a plastic pellet gun while Kornacki was talking to his Royals teammate Tony Pena Jr The Royals called it an accident 1 Despite limited playing time during the 2007 season 113 games and 366 at bats Brown led the Royals in RBI for the third straight year He and Carlos Beltran are the only Royals to have led the team in RBI for three consecutive years 2 On January 11 2008 he signed with the Oakland Athletics On March 26 2008 Brown hit a 3 run homer in the A s victory over the Red Sox in the second game of the Opening Series at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Japan On February 16 2009 Brown signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres and was invited to spring training 3 On May 28 2009 Brown was acquired by the New York Mets and assigned to the Buffalo Bisons Brown was called up in early June only to be designated for assignment on June 6 to make room for Ryan Church on the Mets roster After being sent outright to Buffalo he was released on July 22 2009 References edit In Accident Royals Outfielder Shoots TV Reporter in Face with Pellet Kansas City Royals decide not to offer outfielder Emil Brown contract for 2008 MLB Yahoo Sports Archived from the original on 2011 08 05 Retrieved 2017 01 14 Padres agree to terms on Minor League contract with outfielder Emil Brown Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2009 02 17 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emil Brown amp oldid 1212242917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
