For Comcast CEO, see Brian L. Roberts. Brian L. Roberts is Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation, one of the United States of Americas leading providers of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. ...

Brian Michael Roberts (born October 9, 1977, in Durham, North Carolina), nicknamed B-Rob, is a switch hitting second baseman who plays for the Baltimore Orioles in the American League. He has spent his entire professional career with the Orioles organization and made his Major League debut in 2001. The position of the second baseman Second base redirects here. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Nickname: Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Durham, Orange, Wake Government  - Mayor Bill Bell Area  - City  94. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (900 km)  - % water 9. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... Homerun redirects here. ... “RBI” redirects here. ... The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1988. ... This article is about the contemporary American major league baseball team. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the respective managers (from the previous years World... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1988. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Nickname: Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Durham, Orange, Wake Government  - Mayor Bill Bell Area  - City  94. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (900 km)  - % water 9. ... In baseball, a switch hitter (or switch-hitter) is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate. ... The position of the second baseman Second base redirects here. ... This article is about the contemporary American major league baseball team. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ...

College career

Roberts lived in Salinas, CA, as his father was the baseball coach at Palma. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School. During his freshman year in 1997 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Roberts hit .427, with 102 hits, 24 doubles, 47 SB and was named to the NCBWA Second Team and the Collegiate Baseball Third Team. His sophomore year, he hit .353, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 21 doubles, 63 SB and was named to the NCBWA 1st Team, The Sporting News 2nd Team and the Collegiate Baseball 2nd Team. Chapel Hill High School is a suburban non-charter high school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ...

His 63 stolen bases was more than any player in college baseball that year. He became the first Tar Heel to be named ACC player of the year, and was a first team All-America. College baseball is baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. ... Image of Tar Heel logo used by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the state and inhabitants of North Carolina, as well as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hills athletic teams (see North Carolina Tar Heels). ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. ...

Mike Roberts, Brian's father and head coach at UNC, was fired by UNC Athletic Director Dick Baddour after the 1998 season, and Brian transferred to play for coach Ray Tanner at the University of South Carolina. Roberts started at shortstop for the Gamecocks and was named the best defensive college player by Baseball America. Playing in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), he batted .353, hit 12 home runs, and collected 36 RBI. He still owns the school and SEC record for stolen bases in a season with 67. He again was named an All-America and was a member of the All-SEC team. Ray Tanner (born March 25, 1958) is the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. He has led Carolina to three consecutive College World Series appearances from 2002-2004 and coached the USA Baseball National Team during the 2003 summer. ... The University of South Carolina (also referred to as USC, SC, or Carolina) is a public, co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. ... A gamecock is a strong, colorful, and territorial type of chicken, or fowl, bred for maximum aggression. ... Baseball America is an alternative Major League Baseball resource, with in-depth coverage of every level of the game and a particular focus on up-and-coming players. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ...

Professional career

Minors

Roberts was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the first round of the 1999 MLB draft. He played Single A baseball with Delmarva in 1999 where he appeared in 47 games and hit .240. The Delmarva Shorebirds are a class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1999 throughout the world. ...

In 2000 he started with the Gulf Coast Orioles (a.k.a. Sarasota Orioles, hitting .310 in nine games. He also played 48 games with Single A Club Frederick hitting .301.
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Brian Roberts also spent time with the Rochester Red Wings and Ottawa Lynx Class-Level Triple-A (1929-Present) Minor League affiliations International League North Division Major League affiliation Minnesota Twins (2003-Present) Baltimore Orioles (1961-2002) St. ... Class-Level Triple-A (1993-2007) Minor League affiliations International League (1993-2007) Major League affiliation Philadelphia Phillies (2007) Baltimore Orioles (2003-2006) Montreal Expos (1993-2002) Name Ottawa Lynx (1993-2007) Ballpark Lynx Stadium (1993-2007) (formerly Ottawa Stadium pre-construction, and JetForm Park from 1999-2002) Minor League...

Breaking into the Majors

He made his Major League debut in 2001 and played 75 games in Baltimore, batting .253. He also played for AAA Rochester and AA Bowie that year. The following are the baseball events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ... Class-Level Triple-A (1929-Present) Minor League affiliations International League North Division Major League affiliation Minnesota Twins (2003-Present) Baltimore Orioles (1961-2002) St. ... The Bowie Baysox are a class AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. ...

In 2002 he played 38 games with the Orioles and batted .227. He stole 22 bases on 26 attempts. He also played 78 games with the Orioles AAA affiliate in Rochester.

In 2003 he started for AAA Ottawa, playing 44 games and hitting .315. In late May he was called up for injured second baseman Jerry Hairston, Jr. He hit his first Major League grand slam in his second game (and his first in any sort of professional play) in the 9th inning against the Anaheim Angels to win that game. He finished with a .270 average in 112 games and stole 23 bases on 29 attempts (tied for eighth in American League). Class-Level Triple-A (1993-2007) Minor League affiliations International League (1993-2007) Major League affiliation Philadelphia Phillies (2007) Baltimore Orioles (2003-2006) Montreal Expos (1993-2002) Name Ottawa Lynx (1993-2007) Ballpark Lynx Stadium (1993-2007) (formerly Ottawa Stadium pre-construction, and JetForm Park from 1999-2002) Minor League... Jerry Wayne Hairston, Jr. ... In the sport of baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short) is a home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby scoring 4 runs - the most possible on a single play. ... Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 11, 26, 29, 30, 42, 50 Name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–present) Anaheim Angels (1997-2004) California Angels (1965-1996) Los Angeles Angels (1961-1965) Other nicknames The Halos, The Wings, The Seraphs... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...

2004

The Orioles started spring training in 2004 with both Hairston and Roberts on the roster. Hairston fractured his finger in the first game, however, and Roberts became the opening day starter. After Hairston returned from the disabled list, he was moved to right field, leaving Roberts at second base. In August Roberts batted .347 with ten doubles in 107 at-bats. During the second week of August, Roberts was named the American League Player of the Week for hitting .531 over a span of six games. He finished 2004 with a .273 average, collecting 175 hits in 159 games. He also hit 50 doubles, which led the American League and was third-best in the majors. His 50 doubles also broke the Orioles single-season record for doubles (originally set by Cal Ripken, Jr.) and the single-season AL record for doubles by a switch hitters. A Grapefruit League game at the LA Dodgers camp in Vero Beach, Florida In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of exhibition games which precedes the regular season. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ... Cal Ripken redirects here. ...

2005

Prior to the 2005 season, Jerry Hairston, Jr. was traded to the Chicago Cubs (along with Oriole prospects Mike Fontenot and David Crouthers) for Sammy Sosa, thereby cementing Roberts' position as the Orioles' starting second baseman. Jerry Wayne Hairston, Jr. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... Michael Eugene Fontenot (born June 9, 1980 in [[Slidell, Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Chicago Cubs. ... Samuel Sosa Peralta (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a designated hitter for the Texas Rangers of the American League. ...

In 2005, Roberts rewarded Orioles management for their faith in him by beginning the season red-hot, leading the AL in batting average for the first several months of the season. In addition, he showed an incredible increase in power; prior to the 2005 season, he had only 12 career home runs, but by late June, he had already outmatched that total. Fans awarded Roberts explosive offensive first half by voting him the starting second baseman in the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It was Roberts' first appearance in the All-Star game. As the season wore on Roberts slumped heavily and the Orioles were no longer as dominant. The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... The 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 76th playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. ...

On September 20, 2005, Roberts dislocated his elbow in a game against the New York Yankees. The injury occurred in a collision with New York's Bubba Crosby at first base in the bottom of the second inning. The injury prevented Roberts from playing the rest of the season. Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Richard Stephen Bubba Crosby (born August 11, 1976, in Bellaire, Texas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. ...

2006

Roberts rebounded from his 2005 injury with a strong 2006 campaign. He played in 138 games scoring 85 runs with 55 RBI. He stole 36 bases in 43 attempts and finished the season with a .286 average, hitting seven home runs in the last two months of the season. He spent the early part of May on the 15-day DL.

2007

For only the second time in his career, Roberts managed to play in over 150 games for the Orioles. Along with teammate Nick Markakis, he finished in the AL top 10 for at-bats, batting .290 with a .377 OBP on the way to his second All-Star berth. His 50 stolen bases, a career high, was tied with Carl Crawford for the AL lead; Roberts also set career marks in hits and walks. Nicholas William Markakis (mar-KAY-kis) (born November 17, 1983, in Glen Cove, New York) is an outfielder who went to Young Harris College and currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles. ... In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ... In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ... Carl Demonte Crawford (born August 5, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is the starting left fielder for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays of Major League Baseball. ...

Steroid allegations

On September 30, 2006, the Los Angeles Times reported that during a June 6, 2006, federal raid, former relief pitcher Jason Grimsley named Roberts as a user of anabolic steroids. The Times reported that Roberts was one of five names blacked out in an affidavit filed in federal court.^[1] However, on October 3, 2006, the Washington Post reported that San Francisco United States attorney Kevin Ryan said that the Los Angeles Times report contained "significant inaccuracies."^[2] On December 20, 2007, the actual names in the Grimsley search warrant affidavit were revealed to the public. Roberts, Jay Gibbons, Andy Petitte and Roger Clemens were not actually named in the report and Miguel Tejada was named only for having a conversation about amphetamines.^[3] Roberts, along with the other four players named, denounced the story.^[2] Roberts was subsequently named in George Mitchell's report on performance enhancing drugs. According to page 158 of the Mitchell Report, Roberts lived with then-teammate Larry Bigbie in David Segui's house near the end of the 2001 season. Bigbie and Segui were regular steroid users; while they were using the performance enhancing drugs and Brian was present, he asserted that he did not participate. According to Bigbie's testimony, Roberts told him in 2004 that he had injected himself with steroids "once or twice" in 2003. ^[4] This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jason Alan Grimsley (born August 7, 1967 in Cleveland, Texas) was best known as a professional relief pitcher. ... Anabolic steroids are a class of natural and synthetic steroid hormones that promote cell growth and division, resulting in growth of muscle tissue and sometimes bone size and strength. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Larry Robert Bigbie (b. ... David Vincent Segui (born July 19, 1966 in Kansas City, Kansas) was primarily a first baseman with the Baltimore Orioles (1990-93 and 2001-04), New York Mets (1994-95), Montreal Expos (1995-97), Seattle Mariners (1998-99), Toronto Blue Jays (1999), Texas Rangers (2000) and Cleveland Indians (2000). ...

On December 17, 2007, Brian Roberts released a statement in which he admits to using steroids on a single occasion.

"I would like to address the allegations that were made against me in the Mitchell Report. I will begin by saying that I have worked very hard to develop a good reputation both on and off the field. I have always taken pride in being a man of integrity and values. I know that by being a professional athlete, I am held to a very high standard. I never have and never will take that for granted. However, I am also human and I have made mistakes.
"In 2003, when I took one shot of steroids, I immediately realized that this was not what I stood for or anything that I wanted to continue doing. I never used steroids, human growth hormone or any other performance-enhancing drugs prior to or since that single incident. I can honestly say before God, myself, my family and all of my fans that steroids or any performance-enhancing drugs have never had any effect on what I have worked so hard to accomplish in the game of baseball. I am very sorry and I deeply regret ever making that terrible decision. My only hope and prayer is that the Orioles, my family, friends and fans that have supported me so faithfully will forgive me."

Roberts further stated that he had no ill-will against former Oriole Larry Bigbie whose testimony to the Mitchell Committee was responsible for his inclusion in the report. ^[5] Larry Robert Bigbie (b. ...

Trade rumors

Roberts had been rumored to be traded to the Chicago Cubs for Sean Marshall, Sean Gallagher, and Ronny Cedeño. However the following article at [1] reported on Janurary 9th, 2008, denies this by stating "the Cubs shot down a report Wednesday claiming the team has traded pitchers Sean Gallagher, Sean Marshall and shortstop Ronny Cedeno to the Orioles for Roberts." The article further supports this by a statement from Orioles General Manager Andy McPhail who states that Roberts' and teammate Érik Bédard's status are "unchanged." These rumors have yet to completely die down. However McPhail stunned Orioles fans by trading Bedard to Seattle a month and a day after reporting he would not trade Bedard. Roberts, however to date remains an Oriole but is still expected to be traded. According to ESPN, the Cubs made a formal offer on March 13th and the Chicago Sun-Times reports the deal is all but final. Sean Marshall is a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs. ... Sean Gallagher (born December 30, 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a current pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Chicago Cubs. ... Ronny Alexander Cedeño (born February 2, 1983 in Carabobo, Venezuela) is a shortstop for the Chicago Cubs. ... Érik Joseph Bédard (IPA pronunciation: , bay-dar) (born March 6, 1979 in the Ottawa suburb of Navan, Ontario, Canada) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. ... The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. ...

See also

• List of Baltimore Orioles Opening Day Starting Lineups
• List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
• List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
• List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report

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External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Brian Roberts Web Site Baltimore Orioles Second Baseman