Brooks Conrad #26

Wife's name is Jessie ... the couple has a son named Jaxon and a daughter named Reese. ... Graduated from Monte Vista (CA) High School, where he played baseball and basketball. ... Attended Arizona State University and was a First Team All-Pac 10 selection in 2000 and 2001. ... Spent two summers (1999 and 2000) playing for the Goldpanners of Fairbanks in the Alaska Baseball League (collegiate) ... also helped conduct baseball camps for children in Fairbanks while there. ... Led all of Minor League Baseball with 79 extra-base hits in 2006 while playing at Triple-A Round Rock (40 doubles, 15 triples, 24 HR). ... Was named team MVP at Double-A Round Rock in 2004 ... was also a 2004 Texas League midseason and postseason All-Star selection. ... Was a 2002 Midwest League All-Star. ... Was named team MVP at Class-A Pittsfield in 2001. ... Has played three different infield positions in the Major Leagues entering the 2012 season (50g at 3B, 32g at 2B, 1g at 1B.

2010

In his 14th minor league season spent his first full season at Triple-A Gwinnett until an end-of the seasoncall-up to the Major League Club when rosters expanded on 9/1...In 66 games with GWI, hit .220 with 11 doubles, five home runs and 21 RBI...Recipient of the Bill Lucas award, the award given annually by the Braves organization to the player whobest represent the organization both on and off the field...All 66 of his games came behind the plate. Hit .297 in 34 games at home vs. .202 in 32 road games and.213 vs. LHP compared to .260 vs. RHP...Went 15-for-39 with three home runs and nine RBI in 14 July games, including back-to-back homer gameson 7/11 and 7/16...Played for the Bravos de Margarita of the Venezuelan Winter League; hit .146 in 18 games.

2009

His contract was purchased 7/3 from Gwinnett (AAA) and played in 14 games with ATL 7/3-20,batting .344 (11-for-32)...Was recalled for a second time on 9/1 from Gwinnett, where he batted .269 (107-for-398) with 25 2B, 12 HR and 64 RBI in 110 games...For Gwinnett, hit safely in 74 of 110 games and was named an International League All-Star...Appeared in 12 games in the field for Atlanta, 11 times at second base and once at third base...Had a career-high six-game hitting streak from 7/7-12 (9-for-24, .375)...Collected his second career triple and first career three-hit game (3-for-5) on 7/12 at COL...Hit a game-winning, pinch-hit, three-run home run in the seventh inning 7/3 at WSH off J. Colome for his first career home run in his first plate appearance as a Brave. He became the first Brave to hit a pinch-hit home run in his first plate appearance with the team since Chuck Tanner on 4/12/55...Joined fellow Braves rookie Jordan Schafer as just the second and third rookies to homer in their first Braves plate appearance in the Atlanta era (Jermaine Dye, 1996).

2008

Spent most of the season with the Sacramento River Cats (AAA) in the Oakland organization andwas named the team's "Most Versatile Player" and the "Best Teammate"...Led the team in home runs (28), RBI (91), runs (85), doubles (29), triples (5), games (117) and at-bats (465)...His 28 HRs are a professional best...Was promoted to Oakland on 7/21, played in six games and hit .158 (3-for-19) with 2 RBI before being designated for assignment on 8/12...Made his Major League debut on 7/21 at TB, going 0-for-3 and starting at third base...His first career hit came 7/25 vs. TEX and was a single off Vincente Padilla in the third inning.

2007

For the second consecutive season, spent the entire year at Round Rock (AAA)...Batted .218 with22 home runs and 70 RBI in 139 games...Led the Pacific Coast League in strikeouts and tied for third ingames...Topped the Houston farm system in runs (85) and strikeouts and tied for second in home runs...LedRound Rock in games, at bats, runs, doubles (36), walks (63) and strikeouts...Appeared in 123 games at secondbase, 13 games at third base and also made his professional debut at catcher...Had a .974 fielding percentage centage as a second baseman...Made his first career appearance at catcher on 5/30 vs. Fresno and his secondappearance came on 6/7 vs. Oklahoma.

2006

Spent the season at Triple-A Round Rock and led all of minor league baseball with 79 extra-basehits, including 40 doubles, 15 triples and 24 home runs...Tied for second in the minors in triples, was fourthin total bases (284) and tied for ninth in runs scored (100)...Led the Pacific Coast League in triples and runsscored, while hitting .267...Led the Express with 41 multi-hit games and 22 multi-RBI games...Appeared in138 games, 100 as a second baseman and 38 as a third baseman...Socked two home runs 4/16 vs. Iowa,including a walk-off two-run blast with two outs in the ninth...Also hit two homers 8/23 vs. Albuquerque.

2005

Split the season between Triple-A Round Rock and Double-A Corpus Christi and batted a combined.259 with 23 home runs and 68 RBI in 135 games...Added a career high 68 walks and 20 stolen bases...Ledthe Astros farm system in runs (97) and ranked fifth in home runs...Led Pacific Coast League second basemanwith a .989 fielding percentage as he committed just seven errors in 108 games...Had a pair of two homergames on 7/4 at Iowa and 8/12 vs. Oklahoma.

2004

Named Double-A Round Rock's team MVP...Led the Texas League in 2B (38) and SF (12), rankedsecond in extra-base hits (57), fourth in RBI (83) and tied for ninth in batting (.290)...Earned TL All-Star andpostseason All-Star honors...Named Round Rock's Offensive Player of the Month for July and August...Twiceearned TL Player of the Week honors (7/5-11 and 8/9-15).

2003

Began the season at Lexington and hit .183 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 38 games beforehe was transferred to Salem on 5/13...Led Salem in RBI (61) and ranked second in doubles (24) and homeruns (11) while batting .284...Combined for a .256 batting average,14 home runs and 72 RBI in 137 games.

2002

Named a Midwest League All-Star at Single-A Michigan after batting .284 with 14 home runs and 94RBI in 133 games...Led league in triples (14), tied for the lead in runs (94) and tied for third in RBI and totalbases (238)...Tied for fifth in all of minor league baseball in triples...Had career highs in RBI and hits (143).

2001

Was named team MVP at Single-A Pittsfield after hitting .280 with four home runs and 39 RBI...Tiedfor third in the New York-Penn League with five triples...Broke up a no-hitter against Peoria's Tyler Johnson,when his batted ball hit baserunner Kerry Hodges, who had walked with two out in the eighth inning.