Brian Buchanan

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Brian Buchanan
team=Kansas City Royals
number=--
position=Right fielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1973|07|21
debutdate=May 19
debutyear=2000
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
statyear=2007
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.258
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=32
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=103
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|2000-by|2002)
*San Diego Padres (by|2002-by|2004)
*New York Mets (by|2004)
*Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (by|2007)

Brian James Buchanan (born July 21, 1973, in Miami, Florida) is an outfielder in the Kansas City Royals organization. He once played for the St. Paul Saints of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball from by|2000 through by|2004. A standout player at the University of Virginia, Brian was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round (24th overall) of the by|1994 amateur draft. In February by|1998, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins in the trade that sent Chuck Knoblauch to the Yankees. In July by|2002, he was traded to the San Diego Padres for Jason Bartlett. In parts of five seasons in the majors, he hit .258 in 767 at bats, hitting 32 home runs in the process. Brian "Buck" Buchanan is the son-in-law of the Boston Celtic great John Havlicek.

After the by|2006 season, he joined the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan after 2 years playing in the minors for the Rochester Red Wings, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, and Louisville Bats. Buchanan played 99 games for the Hawks, mostly as a DH, batting .285 with 11 home runs and 48 RBIs.

During the 07-08 offseason, Buchanan signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.

External links

* [http://www.saintsbaseball.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=25 St. Paul Saints player page]