Roosevelt Brown (baseball)

Roosevelt Lawayne Brown (born August 3, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player who played outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2002. Drafted out of high school by the Atlanta Braves in 1993, Brown was traded from the Braves to the Florida Marlins in exchange for Terry Pendleton on August 13, 1996. He later played for the Chicago Cubs and then the Orix BlueWave in Japan. Brown ended his career after a season playing for the Charlotte Knights, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, in 2005. His cousin is ex-Boston Red Sox outfielder, Ellis Burks.

Roosevelt Brown
Outfielder
Born: (1975-08-03) August 3, 1975 (age 50) Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: May 18, 1999, for the Chicago Cubs
NPB: March 28, 2003, for the Orix BlueWave
Last appearance
MLB: September 29, 2002, for the Chicago Cubs
NPB: August 3, 2004, for the Orix BlueWave
MLB statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	11
Runs batted in	69
NPB statistics
Batting average	.291
Home runs	43
Runs batted in	163
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1999–2002) Orix BlueWave (2003–2004)

Since retiring, Brown has been hitting coach for the Mississippi Braves, the Sioux Falls Canaries, and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.^[1]