Emil Quincy Brown (born December 29, 1974) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) from 1997 to 2009 for the

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, and

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Career

Brown, who attended

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's Harlan High School, was drafted by the

in the sixth round of the

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. He made his Major League debut with the

in in a limited role. Brown spent time in the minor leagues and did not hit a home run after that season until

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, when he hit 3 home runs during the season. He then became the everyday

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during the season but was considered a five-tool prospect and couldn't manage to capitalize on his potential, so he was traded to the

. Brown did not play in the majors from -. In he emerged as the everyday starting

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for the

. During this breakout year, Brown hit 17

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s and drove in 86 with a .286

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. During the season, Brown batted .287 with 15 home runs and 81 RBI. He was ninth in the

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with 41 doubles. On July 30, 2007, Brown shot

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reporter Karen Kornacki in the eye with a plastic pellet gun while Kornacki was talking to his Royals teammate Tony Peña Jr. The Royals called it "an accident". Despite limited playing time during the season (113 games and 366

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), Brown led the Royals in RBI for the third straight year. He and

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are the only Royals to have led the team in RBI for three consecutive years. On January 11, , he signed with the Oakland Athletics. On March 26, 2008, Brown hit a 3-run homer in the A's victory over the

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in the second game of the Opening Series at the

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. On February 16, 2009, Brown signed a minor league deal with the

and was invited to spring training. On May 28, 2009, Brown was acquired by the New York Mets and assigned to the

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. Brown was called up in early June, only to be designated for assignment on June 6 to make room for

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on the Mets' roster. After being sent outright to Buffalo, he was released on July 22, 2009.

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