Brennon Lund Explained

Brennon Lund
Team:Free agent
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:27 November 1994
Birth Place:Salt Lake City, Utah
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat3label:Runs batted in

Brennon Reed Lund (born November 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.

Amateur career

Lund attended Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah, where he played baseball.[1] [2] In 2013, his senior year, he helped Bingham win the Utah 5A baseball state championship.[3] Undrafted out of high school in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Brigham Young University (BYU) where he played college baseball.

In 2014, Lund's freshman year at BYU, he hit .303 with 19 RBIs and 11 stolen bases in 52 games, earning a spot on both the All-West Coast Conference First Team and the WCC All-Freshman Team.[4] After the 2014 season, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, winning the Cape League Championship.[5] [6] As a sophomore at BYU in 2015, Lund batted .308 with one home run and 27 RBIs in 53 games. That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the Battle Creek Bombers.[7] In 2016, his junior year, Lund slashed .387/.454/.531 with two home runs, 34 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases in 54 games, earning All-WCC First Team honors.[8] [9] After the season, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 11th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[10]

Professional career

Los Angeles Angels

Lund signed with the Angels and made his professional debut with the Orem Owlz of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League before being promoted to the Burlington Bees of the Single-A Midwest League.[11] Over 63 games between both clubs, he hit .307 with three home runs and thirty RBIs. Lund returned to Burlington to begin 2017 before earning promotions to the Inland Empire 66ers of the Class A-Advanced California League and Mobile BayBears of the Double-A Southern League during the season. Over 121 total games, he slashed .308/.373/.403 with six home runs, 47 RBIs, and twenty stolen bases. He spent all of the 2018 season with Mobile, hitting .264 with eight home runs, 59 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases.[12] Lund spent the 2019 season with the Salt Lake Bees of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, slashing .284/.350/.455 with eight home runs and 51 RBIs over 98 games.[13] [14] [15] [16]

Lund did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] For the 2021 season, he was assigned back to Salt Lake, slashing .224/.277/.409 with 11 home runs and 38 RBIs over 79 games.[18] Lund did not play in a game for the Angels organization in 2022 due to an undisclosed injury and was released on May 19, 2022.[19]

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

On May 31, 2022, Lund signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.[20] In 36 games for the team, he batted .287/.355/.361 with no home runs, 15 RBI, and 3 stolen bases. After not playing in the 2023 season, Lund was released by the Tecolotes on February 6, 2024.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Coon . Bingham Miners looking to build successful 2013 baseball season . MaxPreps . 2013-03-26 . 2020-12-12.
  2. Web site: Local prep stars and schools earn recognition | High School Boys Basketball . heraldextra.com . 2020-12-12.
  3. Web site: High school baseball: Bingham Miners bring home 21st state baseball title in school history . Deseret News . 2013-05-24 . 2020-12-12.
  4. Web site: BYU baseball: Dillon Robinson, Brennon Lund selected to All-WCC Baseball Team . Deseret News . 2014-05-20 . 2020-12-12.
  5. Web site: #2 Brennon Lund - Profile . pointstreak.com . July 28, 2023.
  6. Web site: Y-D Wins Cape League Championship – capecodtimes.com – Hyannis, MA . capecodtimes.com . 2020-12-12.
  7. Web site: Bombers add two East Coast All-Americans . Battlecreekenquirer.com . 2015-02-14 . 2020-12-12.
  8. Web site: Former Cougar putting up video game numbers for Orem Owlz . Ksl.com . 2020-12-12.
  9. Web site: WCC Announces 2016 Baseball All-Conference Teams. wccsports.com.
  10. Web site: BYU's Rucker, Lund lead local prospects on MLB draft's final day . Ksl.com . 2016-06-11 . 2020-12-12.
  11. Web site: Brennon Lund makes pro baseball debut in Orem – The Daily Universe . Universe.byu.edu . 2016-06-20 . 2020-12-12.
  12. Web site: Around the horn with professional baseball players with Utah County ties | Baseball . heraldextra.com . 2020-12-12.
  13. Web site: Bingham High, BYU baseball star Brennon Lund gets opportunity on 2019 Salt Lake Bees roster. The Salt Lake Tribune.
  14. Web site: Former BYU player Brennon Lund is back home, this time with the Salt Lake Bees . Deseret News . 2019-04-28 . 2020-12-12.
  15. Web site: Williams . Carter . 'A dream come true': Bingham HS, BYU alum Brennon Lund opens season with Salt Lake Bees . KSL.com . 2019-04-02 . 2020-12-12.
  16. Web site: Angels players impressing in Spring Training . Mlb.com . 2021-05-02.
  17. Web site: 2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled . MLB.com.
  18. Web site: Williams . Carter . Angels prospect Jo Adell, BYU alum Brennon Lund highlight Salt Lake Bees opening day roster . KSL.com . 2021-05-03 . 2021-05-07.
  19. Web site: Angels’ Brennon Lund: Sidelined to begin MiLB season. 2023-01-15. cbssports.com. en.
  20. Web site: Despite delay, Tecolotes beat Algodoneros 5-2 . 23 June 2022 .
  21. Web site: LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 6 de febrero de 2024. February 7, 2024. milb.com. en.

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