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Brian Dozier

ブライアン・ドージャー　/　ぶらいあん・どーじゃー

American baseball player

May 15, 1987 (age 39)　・　Fulton, Mississippi, United States

Mississippi
baseball player

My Take

What strikes me about Brian Dozier is how he turned an eighth-round draft pick into a genuine major-league career. Coming out of Southern Mississippi, he wasn't a can't-miss prospect, yet he made his debut with the Twins in 2012 and grew into an All-Star second baseman by 2015, then added a Gold Glove in 2017. I respect that arc more than I do raw pedigree. Bouncing through the Dodgers, Nationals, and Mets in the back half of his career, he reads to me as a grinder who maximized what he had. That kind of self-made consistency tends to age well in my memory.

Overview

James Brian Dozier (;born May 15, 1987) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. The Minnesota Twins selected Dozier in the eighth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2012 and he played in MLB for the Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals and New York Mets. Dozier was an All-Star in 2015, and won a Gold Glove Award in 2017.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Brian Dozier
Name (Japanese): ブライアン・ドージャー
Reading: ぶらいあん・どーじゃー
Born: May 15, 1987 (age 39)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rabbit
Origin: Fulton, Mississippi, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Southern Mississippi

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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