Brendan Harris

Harris grew up in Queensbury, New York and led the Queensbury High School Spartans to the 1996 and 1998 State Baseball Tournament. He subsequently attended the College of William and Mary, where he was a third-team College All-American and Colonial Athletic Association All-Star in 2001, when he hit .390 with 18 home runs and 69 RBI. He was selected in 5th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago Cubs and signed with the Cubs on July 21, 2001. He was inducted into the William and Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012 along with fellow alum and current Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin. He was active with the MLB Player\'s Association as a Player Representative with the Rays and the Twins.\n', ' Harris began his professional career in 2001 with the Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League and hit .274 in 32 games. In 2002, with the Daytona Cubs, he hit .329 in 110 games, including 13 homers and 54 RBI. He was selected as a Florida State League All-Star and also a High-A All-Star, leading to a promotion to the AA West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx at the end of the season. In 2003, he played in 120 games with the Diamond Jaxx and hit .280.\n', ' He began 2004 with the Iowa Cubs in the AAA Pacific Coast League and hit .311 in 69 games, leading to his first Major League call-up with the Cubs.\n', '