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Brian Horwitz, born November 7, 1982, in Santa Monica, California, is an American baseball player in the San Francisco Giants organization. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Location of Santa Monica in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated November 30, 1886 Mayor Robert Holbrook City Council Bobby Shriver Ken Genser Kevin McKeown Herb Katz Pam OConnor Richard Bloom Area - City 41. ...
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Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3,4,11,24,27,30,36,42,44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885-1957) New York Gothams (1883-1885) Troy Union Cities / Trojans (1879-1882) Ballpark AT&T Park...
High School
At Crespi High School in Encino, California, Horwitz was Mission League MVP, All-Valley, and first team All-CIF Division I as a senior, batting .415. He helped lead his team to three straight league titles. Encino is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, California located in the San Fernando Valley. ...
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Summer leagues In the summer of 2001 he played for the Peninsula Oilers in the Alaska League, and in the summer of 2002 he played for the Hyannis Mets in the Cape Cod League. Hyannis is the name of two places in the United States: Hyannis in Massachusetts Hyannis in Nebraska This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The Cape Cod Baseball League is a baseball league located on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, in which many college baseball stars play during the summer. ...
College As a freshman right fielder for the University of California at Berkeley Bears, in 2001 he batted .310, and had a team-best 11 stolen bases. He had a school record 23-game hitting streak. He had 6 outfield assists on the season. He was an honorable mention Freshman All-American in Collegiate Baseball. As a sophomore in 2002 he hit .266. The position of the right fielder A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field (e. ...
The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a prestigious, public, coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate and its bridge. ...
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In 2003 as a junior he hit .347 with a team-leading 47 RBI and a .405 obp and a .535 slugging percentage. He batted .400 with runners in scoring position, and was Pac-10 honorable mention and honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic.
He was drafted in the 26th round by the Oakland As in the June 2003 draft, but did not sign. The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. ...
As a senior he dropped down to .288, though he kept his obp at .400.
He signed with the San Francisco Giants as a non-drafted free agent in June of 2004.
Minor Leagues Horwitz won two titles in two years in the minor leagues.[1]
Playing for Salem-Keizer in the Northwest League in 2004, Horwitz won the Northwest League batting title with a .347 average, the second best in Volcanoes history, and had a .407 obp. He also earned a spot on the league All-Star team, led the league in hits (93), and set a franchise mark with 24 doubles. The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northwestern United States and western Canada. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northwestern United States and western Canada. ...
In 2005 he hit .349 for Augusta in the South Atlantic League, and won his second consecutive batting title, while sporting a .415 obp. He had 50 walks, while striking out only 39 times in 470 at bats. In addition, he had 8 outfield assists. He was also MVP of the 2005 California League Championship Series. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The South Atlantic League is a minor league baseball league which operates mostly in the southeastern United States, although it now has teams in New Jersey and Ohio. ...
The California League is a minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. ...
In 2006 he spent nearly half the season at San Jose of the California League, where he hit .324 with a .414 obp. He spent most of the rest of the season at AA Connecticut, where he hit .286 with a .365 obp, and ended the season with a handful of at bats at AAA Fresno. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
In his minor league career through 2006, Horwitz has a .328 batting average, .400 obp, and in 1230 at bats has 83 doubles, 193 RBIs, 134 walks, and 133 strikeouts.
In 2007 he is a non-roster invitee to the Giants' spring training camp.[2]
Tools Horwitz is a pure hitter with excellent hand eye coordination, the ability to hit well for average, and doubles power. In 2007 Baseball America voted him as having the best strike zone discipline in the Giants minor league organization.[3] He plays hard, and can also steal bases.
He has solid defensive tools, good instincts, a quick first step, and a strong and accurate arm.
Miscellaneous His parents are Michael and Stephanie Horwitz.
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