Brian Buscher
Cleveland Indians — No. --
Third baseman
Born: April 18, 1981 (1981-04-18) (age 28) Jacksonville, Florida
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 2007 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics (through August 24, 2009)
Batting average	.265
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	68
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2007-2009)

Brian Phillip Buscher (born April 18, 1981 in Jacksonville, Florida), nicknamed "The Urban Legend", is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Cleveland Indians organization.

[edit] Professional career

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round (93rd overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, Buscher spent 2003-2006 in the Giants farm system, reaching as high as Double-A with the Connecticut Defenders. In December 2006, he was taken by the Twins in the Rule 5 Draft.^[1] The Twins purchased his contract on July 26, 2007, and Buscher made his major league debut on July 27, 2007. Buscher finished the 2007 season with a .244 batting average, 2 home runs, and 10 runs batted in over the course of 33 games.

During the 2008 season, Buscher did not make the opening day roster and started with the Twins' AAA affiliate Rochester Red Wings. He was later called up to the Twins on April 20 and sent back on April 30 after batting .250 in 8 at-bats. Buscher was recalled again on June 12, taking former Twins reliever Juan Rincón's roster spot.^[2] At the time of his recall, Buscher was batting .328 (58-for-177) with 12 doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI in 51 games for the Red Wings.^[2] After his June callup, Buscher replaced struggling veteran Mike Lamb as the everyday third baseman and earned the nickname "The Urban Legend"^[3] while batting .294 with 47 runs batted in over that stint.

In 2009, Buscher played sparingly, appearing in 61 games, making 136 at bats with a batting average of .235. He did not make the Twins 2009 playoff roster. He was outrighted off the 40-man on November 3, 2009

On December 2nd, 2009, Buscher signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians with an invite to Spring Training.

[edit] References

1. ^ Notes: Buscher sees action at third | twinsbaseball.com: News
2. ^ ^{a b} Twins to recall third baseman Brian Buscher | twinsbaseball.com: Official Info
3. ^ http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_9791195?nclick_check=1

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube