13 Facts About Brandon Guyer

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Brandon Eric Guyer was born on January 28,1986 and is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

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Brandon Guyer played in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians.

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Brandon Guyer was a third team all-state pick as a junior and a second team all-state pick as a senior.

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In baseball, Brandon Guyer is the Hornets' all-time career home run hitter and holds the single-season home run record with eight.

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Brandon Guyer attended the University of Virginia, and played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers baseball team.

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Brandon Guyer was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 2007 MLB Draft.

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On May 5,2011, Brandon Guyer was called up to the majors after a successful stint with the Durham Bulls.

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In doing so, Brandon Guyer became the second player in Rays history to hit a home run in his first career at-bat, as well as the first player to ever hit a home run in his first career at-bat in Camden Yards.

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Brandon Guyer returned to the majors in 2014, and was on the Rays roster on Opening Day.

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10.

The MLB single-game record for being hit by pitches is three, and Brandon Guyer has been the recipient in the two most recent occurrences as of April 21,2016: on October 2,2015, vs the Mets, and on April 21,2016, vs the Red Sox.

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11.

On January 18,2017, Brandon Guyer signed a two-year, $5 million contract with the Indians.

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12.

On February 5,2019, Brandon Guyer signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox.

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13.

On February 3,2020, Brandon Guyer signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants.

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