Brandon Laird

Brandon Laird
Brandon Laird
	Laird with the Chiba Lotte Marines
	Third baseman / First baseman
	Born: September 11, 1987 (age 37); Cypress, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: July 22, 2011, for the New York Yankees
	NPB: March 27, 2015, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last appearance
	MLB: September 29, 2013, for the Houston Astros
	NPB: October 2, 2022, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
MLB statistics
Batting average	.197
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	16
NPB statistics
Batting average	.238
Home runs	213
Runs batted in	596
Teams
	New York Yankees (2011); Houston Astros (2012–2013); Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2015–2018); Chiba Lotte Marines (2019–2022);
Career highlights and awards
	5× NPB All-Star (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022); Pacific League home run leader (2016); 2× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2016, 2021); Japan Series champion (2016); Japan Series MVP (2016); NPB Home Run Derby winner (2022);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing United States
World Youth Baseball Championship

Brandon J. Laird (born September 11, 1987), nicknamed "Sushi Boy",^[2] is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He has played for the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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