Brandon Drury

Brandon Shane Drury (born August 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball utility player in the Chicago White Sox organization.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, and Los Angeles Angels.

[5] In 2012, while playing for the Rome Braves of the Single-A South Atlantic League, he hit only .229/.270/.333 with six home runs in 445 at-bats.

[6] On January 24, 2013, the Braves traded Drury, along with Martín Prado, Randall Delgado, Zeke Spruill, and Nick Ahmed to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Justin Upton and Chris Johnson.

[11] In 2015, the Diamondbacks invited Drury to spring training and assigned him to Mobile to begin the season.

[15] Drury collected his first major league hit, a single, off Colorado Rockies pitcher Jon Gray.

[16] Drury hit his first home run on September 22, off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Adam Liberatore.

[17] Due to his strong offensive performance, Drury was mentioned as a possible backup outfielder during spring training in 2016.

[20] Drury was optioned to Reno to clear a roster spot for Shelby Miller on June 19, despite hitting .275/.313/.456 up to that point in the season.

[21][22] The Diamondbacks recalled Drury on June 24, a day after outfielder Socrates Brito had fractured a toe on his right foot.

[28] Drury was placed on the disabled list on August 7 with a broken left hand, eight games into his tenure with the Blue Jays.

[40] Drury ended up as the starting third baseman and had a breakout year, with him being considered the Reds best offensive player of the first half, and some arguing that he deserved to be an All-Star.

Drury with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2016
Drury with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2020
Drury with the Mets in 2021