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**Brian Buchanan**
Brian Buchanan
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	Right fielder
	Born: July 21, 1973 (age 36); Miami, Florida
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	May 19, 2000 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics; (through 2008 season)
Batting average	.258
Home runs	32
Runs batted in	103
Teams
	Minnesota Twins (2000-2002); San Diego Padres (2002-2004); New York Mets (2004); Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2007) (NPB);

Brian James Buchanan (born July 21, 1973 in Miami, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He once played for the St. Paul Saints of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball from 2000 through 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 1994 amateur draft. In February 1998, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins in the trade that sent Chuck Knoblauch to the Yankees. "Buck" enjoyed his time in Minnesota and had career years as a Twin. In July 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 Celtics great John Havlicek.

After the 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 RBI.

During the 07-08 offseason, Buchanan signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals and became a free agent after the season. In January 2009, he re-signed with the Royals and is playing for their Triple A affiliate the Omaha Royals as of May 2009.

On November 18, 2009, he retired. He was is now coaching in Kanasas City Royals Minor League system. He was named the manger for the Idaho Falls Chukars of the Pioneer Baseball League.

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
St. Paul Saints player page

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