Craig Brazell

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**Craig Brazell**

Saitama Seibu Lions — No. 42
First Baseman
Born: May 10, 1980 (1980-05-10) (age 28)
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
August 17, 2004 for the New York Mets
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting average	.265
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	3
Teams
New York Mets (2004) Kansas City Royals (2007)

Craig Walter Brazell (born May 10, 1980 in Montgomery, Alabama) is a Pacific League Baseball first baseman for the Seibu Lions.

Brazell attended Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, Alabama. He hit .536 in his senior year to capture the All-Metro batting championship. He would be drafted right out of high school by the New York Mets as the 154th overall pick in the 5th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft.

Brazell played in Rookie ball from 1998 to 1999. He began playing in Single-A in 2000 and did not get promoted to Double-A until 2002. He was promoted to Triple-A in 2003.

Brazell made his major league debut on August 17, 2004, for the New York Mets. He played first base and played a total of 24 games, mainly as a pinch hitter. In 2005, he only played in Triple-A for the Norfolk Tides and was released after the season.

He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2006 season. He played for the Jacksonville Suns, their Double-A affiliate, for the whole season. He hit just .249 with 21 home runs in 421 at bats for the Suns. He was released following the 2006 season. He would sign a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals for the 2007 season. He began playing for the Wichita Wranglers, the Royals Double-A affiliate, in the 2007 season. He played 30 games and batted .349 with 7 home runs in 109 at bats before being promoted to the Omaha Royals, the Royals Triple-A team. He made the Pacific Coast League All-Star team and finished the season with Omaha batting .307 with 32 home runs. He was released by the Royals on November 28, 2007. On December 6, 2007, Brazell agreed to a contract with the Seibu Lions.