Bryant "Cruther" Lawrence Nelson (born January 27, 1974) is a former

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and

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. He played during one season for the

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(MLB).

Career

Nelson was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants as a pitcher in 1992 out of Crossett High School in the 19th round. Nelson was drafted by the

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in the 44th rounds as a draft and follow in the 1993 amateur draft out of Texarkana College as a short stop. Nelson, played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season)

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in hitting .322 in his second year switch hitting. 1995 he hit .327 with 3 Homeruns 52 RBI and 34 Doubles. He only struck out 40 times in 395 at bats. and his last affiliated season in with the

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' Triple-A club, the

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. In , he played for four different teams: the

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of the

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, the

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of the

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, and the

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and

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in the

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. Nelson was signed by the

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of the Atlantic League on May 30, 2009, batting .300 for them that season. He signed with the

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for the 2010 season. On June 2, 2016, Bryant Nelson became a member of the Atlantic League 1,000 Hit Club registering his 1,000 league hit off Somerset pitcher Darin Gorski and joining only 2 other players (Jeff Nettles/Ray Navarrete) to achieve this milestone in Atlantic League history. Bryant Nelson is currently the head coach at Bo Porter Academy, where he works alongside Anaheim Angels 1st base coach, Bo Porter.

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