| Derek Bryant | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1951-10-09)October 9, 1951 (age 73) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 24, 1979, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 19, 1979, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .179 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 13 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Mexican Professional | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2010 |
Derek Roszell Bryant (born October 9, 1951) is an American former professionalbaseball player. He played in 39 games inMajor League Baseball for theOakland Athletics in1979, primarily as anoutfielder. He attended Henry Clay High School in Lexington KY as well as theUniversity of Kentucky.[1]
Bryant spent his entire career, from 1973 until 1981, in the Athletics organization. During his lone big league season, he batted .179 with three extra base hits in 108at bats.
During spring training for the 1980 season, he was cut on the field by newly installed managerBilly Martin, who had evidently mistaken him forGlenn Burke (who Martin described as a "[m---------ing] homosexual"). Bryant never managed to make it up in the Athletics organization or the majors again.[2]
Bryant has managed in the Mexican League on and off since 1988, mostly with theSultanes de Monterrey (1988, 1995–98, 2001–02). In 1999, he managed theHigh Desert Mavericks in theArizona Diamondbacks farm system. After his last stint with Monterrey, Bryant has managed theAcereros de Monclova (2003), theSaraperos de Saltillo (2004–07, 2012), theVaqueros Laguna (2009–10)[3][4] and theOlmecas de Tabasco (2011).