Marty Leo Brown (born January 23, 1963) is an American former professionalbaseball player andmanager. He is a formerMajor League Baseballthird baseman who played for theCincinnati Reds (1988–89) andBaltimore Orioles (1990). He is also the former manager of theHiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan'sCentral League, where he played for three seasons from 1992 to 1994, and theTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of thePacific League.

Marty Brown
Third baseman /Manager
Born: (1963-01-23)January 23, 1963 (age 62) Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 4, 1988, for the Cincinnati Reds
NPB: April 5, 1992, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
MLB: May 30, 1990, for the Baltimore Orioles
NPB: June 11, 1994, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB statistics
Batting average	.180
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	6
NPB statistics
Batting average	.256
Home runs	50
Runs batted in	165
Managerial record	318–382–19
Winning %	.454
Stats atBaseball Reference
Teams
As Player Cincinnati Reds (1988–1989) Baltimore Orioles (1990) Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1992–1994) As Manager Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2006–2009) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2010)

Brown was selected by theCincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the1985 Major League Baseball Draft. He reached the major leagues in 1988 and appeared in 35 games over two seasons with the Reds and one with theBaltimore Orioles, who had selected him in theRule 5 Draft in winter 1989. He then played in Japan for several years, before playing for theOklahoma City 89ers in1996, his last season before retiring as a player. He began his managing career in thePittsburgh Pirates system in1997.^[1]

From 2001 to 2002, he managed theNashville Sounds, a team for which he played while in the Reds organization in 1988 and 1989. Brown was the manager of theBuffalo Bisons from 2003 to 2005 with an overall record of 238–193 (.552). He led the team to theInternational League title in 2004 after a regular season record of 83-61. He also managed the club to a first-place finish in their division in 2005 with an 82–62 (.569) record. Brown was honored by the league by being voted theManager of the Year in 2004, and was also named Minor League Manager of the Year byBaseball America.^[1]

Brown served as the manager of theHiroshima Toyo Carp from 2006 to 2009, and theTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2010. He signed a two-year managerial contract with the Eagles, however he was fired after only one last-place season.^[2]

Prior to the 2011 season he accepted the managerial position job for theToronto Blue Jays then Triple-A affiliate, theLas Vegas 51s, managing the 51s through the 2012 season.

On November 19, 2012, the Blue Jays announced Brown would return as themanager of theBuffalo Bisons, now the Triple-A affiliate of the Blue Jays.^[3][4] On April 28, 2013, Brown notched his 254th victory as manager of the Bisons, the most wins of any manager in Bisons history.^[5] On August 11, 2013, Brown recorded his 300th victory as manager of the Bisons.^[6]

On December 20, 2013, the Blue Jays announced Brown was leaving the organization.^[7]

Marty Brown is currently the Washington Nationals' director of Pacific Rim scouting.^[8]

• Career statistics fromMLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet 
• http://www.baseballwifeblog.com/2010/06/baseball-wife-my-past-life.html
• http://brownsbaseballacademy.com