Brandon Laird

Brandon Laird
Brandon Laird
	Laird with the Chiba Lotte Marines
Mumbai Cobras
	Third baseman / First baseman
	Born: September 11, 1987 (age 37); Cypress, California, U.S.
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: July 22, 2011, for the New York Yankees
	NPB: March 27, 2015, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
MLB statistics ; (through 2013 season)
Batting average	.197
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	16
NPB statistics ; (through 2022 season)
Batting average	.238
Home runs	213
Runs batted in	596
Teams
	New York Yankees (2011); Houston Astros (2012–2013); Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2015–2018); Chiba Lotte Marines (2019–2022);
Career highlights and awards
	5× NPB All-Star (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022); Pacific League home run leader (2016); 2× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2016, 2021); Japan Series champion (2016); Japan Series MVP (2016); NPB Home Run Derby winner (2022);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing United States
World Youth Baseball Championship

Brandon J. Laird (born September 11, 1987), nicknamed "Sushi Boy",^[2] is an American professional baseball third baseman who plays for the Mumbai Cobras of Baseball United. He has played for the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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