Brent Lillibridge

Brent Lillibridge
Lillibridge with the Braves in 2008
Chicago White Sox – No. 18
Shortstop
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
April 26, 2008, for the Atlanta Braves
Career statistics (through 2009)
Batting average	.177
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	11
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Atlanta Braves (2008) Chicago White Sox (2009-present)

Brent Stuart Lillibridge (born September 18, 1983, in Template:City-state) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Chicago White Sox.

Baseball career

Lillibridge played for the University of Washington for three seasons, where he was named to the All-Pac 10 Conference Team for three straight seasons, before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round (121st overall) of the 2005 amateur entry draft.

On January 17, 2007 he was traded by the Pirates with Mike González to the Braves for Adam LaRoche and Jamie Romak.

Lillbridge began the 2008 season in Triple-A for the Richmond Braves. He played 19 games and batted .195 with one home run before his contract was purchased on April 26, 2008. He made his major league debut on that same day against the New York Mets and had four at bats and struck out three times. He doubled for his first major league hit on June 25, 2008 at Toronto.

On July 12, 2008 in a game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park, Lillibridge hit his first major league home run against relief pitcher Joe Thatcher.

On December 4, 2008, he was traded along with C Tyler Flowers, 3B Jon Gilmore and P Santos Rodriguez to the White Sox for P Javier Vázquez and P Boone Logan.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)