Dustin William "Dusty" Brown (born June 19, 1982) is an American former professional baseball catcher.

On March 24, 2008 Brown was optioned Triple-A Pawtucket but remained with the team in Japan to be available for recall if either catcher Jason Varitek or Kevin Cash suffered an injury and could not play.

[3] On June 21, 2009, Brown was called up to the Red Sox after starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was placed on the disabled list.

Brown made his major league debut at catcher on June 23, against the Washington Nationals, but did not get an at-bat.

On September 30, 2009, the day after the Red Sox clinched the 2009 AL Wild Card, Brown came into pitch the ninth inning of a blow out game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Brown was the 24th player on the Red Sox roster to hit a home run in the season, creating a new franchise record.