BRENDAN MICHAEL HARRIS

From: Queensbury, NY
Height: 6' 1
Weight: 195
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
College: William & Mary
MLB Debut: July 6, 2004

AWARDS

2001 Baseball America 3rd Team All-American
2007 Heart and Hustle Award - Tampa Bay Rays
2011 Capital Region Hall of Fame
2012 William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame

William and Mary

Brendan was a three year starter for the Tribe. He was named a Freshman All-American by Baseball America after hitting .362 with 9 HR and 49 RBIs in 1999. He played for the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod League after his sophomore year and was named a league all-star. Brendan had his best season as a junior, hitting .390 with 18 HR and 69 RBIs, and was named a 3rd team All-American. The Tribe won the CAA Conference Championship in 2001 and earned an NCAA berth. 

MLB

Brendan played for 8 Major League seasons with six different teams. After making his debut with the Chicago Cubs, he was traded at the deadline to the Montreal Expos, and played in the final game at Olympic Stadium. His breakthrough season came in 2007 with the Tampa Bay Rays. Brendan hit .286 with 12 HR and 59 RBIs and was named the Rays Heart and Hustle Award winner. After an off season trade to the Minnesota Twins, Brendan was part of two division winning clubs, in 2009 & 2010. Over the course of his career, he played every defensive position with the exception of C and CF. He once hit HRs in consecutive days off Hall of Famers Trevor Hoffman and Greg Maddux. Brendan had a career high 12 game hit streak in 2009 and was the final batter in Metrodome history, grounding out vs. Mariano Rivera. 

Post Baseball Career 

Brendan retired following the 2015 season. The following fall he was accepted into the MBA program at the Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in May, 2018. He has worked for the LA Angels doing advanced scouting and player development, as well as working to optimize player performance by integrating data and new technology. Brendan also works closely with sports tech venture capital firm SeventySix Capital, focusing on deal sourcing, working with portfolio companies, and building out their Athlete Venture Group platform. AVG seeks to create opportunities for athletes to become tech investors and for entrepreneurs to access the financial and social capital that professional athletes have to offer. He advises several startups within the sports tech ecosystem, using his network and domain expertise to help companies grow.