Bruett played at the collegiate level with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft by the Twins. He made his professional debut that same year with the Elizabethton Twins, where he batted .297 in 28 games. He also saw action in 3 games with the Class A Kenosha Twins before the season ended.\n', '

Bruett remained with Kenosha during the 1989 season, posting a .267 batting average, 3 home runs, 29 runs batted in, and 61 stolen bases over 120 games. He began with the 1990 season with the higher-Class A Visalia Oaks, where he batted .307 and stole 50 bases in 123 games. Toward the end of the year, Bruett was promoted to the Class AAA Portland Beavers. He batted .235 in 10 games with Portland. He spent the 1991 season at Portland, batting .284 in 99 games. He drove in 35 runs, but his stolen base total dipped to 21.\n', '

Bruett began the 1992 season with Portland before joining the Twins in June. He made his MLB debut on June 3. On June 13, Bruett singled off Chicago White Sox starter Jack McDowell for his first career hit. Bruett remained with the Twins through mid-July and his batting average gradually climbed to .244 before he returned to Portland. Bruett rejoined the Twins for September, and for the season he posted a .250 batting average (19 for 76) in 56 games in the major leagues. He also batted .250 in 77 games with Portland, drawing 60 walks and striking out only 27 times.\n', '

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