Brandon Fahey
Brandon Wade Fahey (born January 18, 1981 in Dallas, Texas) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played high school baseball for Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas. While living at Duncanville, his father Bill Fahey played baseball for the San Francisco Giants of the Major League Baseball (MLB).
| Brandon Fahey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Fahey with the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Utility player | |||
| Born: January 18, 1981 Dallas, Texas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 30, 2006, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 2008, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .224 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 36 | ||
| Teams | |||
Career
College years
Fahey went to Grayson County College winning the Junior College National Championship before transferring to the University of Texas, where he played baseball for a year. He hit .303 in 45 games as the Longhorns won the National Championship in 2002.
Baltimore Orioles
He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in 12th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft out of the University of Texas. In 2006, he was called up from the Orioles Triple-A affiliate, the Ottawa Lynx, when regular second baseman Brian Roberts went on the disabled list. On May 16, 2006, Fahey hit his first career home run off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Curt Schilling.
On September 21, 2008, during the last game played at Yankee Stadium, Fahey entered the game as a pinch runner and remained in the game to play shortstop. He recorded the last ever error in the history of the original Yankee Stadium during the bottom of the seventh inning, allowing Xavier Nady to reach first base.[1]
Toronto Blue Jays
On January 26, 2009, Fahey signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.[2]
References
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200809210.shtml
- "Lane, Fahey join Blue Jays". CBC.ca. January 26, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)