| Ryan Brett | |
|---|---|
 Brett with the Charlotte Knights in 2018 | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born:October 9, 1991 Seattle, Washington | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 2015, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 21, 2015, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .667 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Ryan Duane Brett (born October 9,1991) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015.
Brett attended Highline High School in Burien,Washington. [1] He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the third round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. [2] Brett made his professional debut that season for the Gulf Coast Rays. He played 2011 with the Princeton Rays and started 2012 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods. [3] [4] In August 2012,Brett along with two other Rays minor leaguers were suspended 50 games for testing positive for methamphetamine. [5] [6] He returned in 2013 and started the season with the Charlotte Stone Crabs. After hitting .340 he was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits. [7] He returned to Montgomery in 2014.
The Rays promoted Brett to the major leagues on April 18,2015. [8] He was non tendered on December 2,2015.[ citation needed ] Brett missed the entire 2016 season with an elbow injury,and signed a minor league contract with the Rays on December 14,2016. [9]
Brett played in only 20 games in 2017,splitting his time between Charlotte and the Triple–A Durham Bulls. In total,he accumulated a .284/.312/.473 batting line with 2 home runs,5 RBI,and 4 stolen bases. Brett elected free agency following the season on November 6,2017. [10]
On January 10,2018,Brett signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. [11] He was released on March 6. On March 9,Brett signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. He was released on August 1.[ citation needed ]
On August 6,Brett signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent American Association. He was released on March 7,2019.[ citation needed ] However,he later re-signed with T-Bones on March 15,2019. Brett was later released again on June 22. On June 25,Brett signed with the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association.
On January 13,2020,Cleburne traded Brett to the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association.[ citation needed ] On January 20,2021,Brett was released by the Canaries. [12]
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