Brett Butler (baseball)

Brett Butler
Butler with the Dodgers on April 14, 1993
Center fielder
Born: (1957-06-15) June 15, 1957 (age 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 20, 1981, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1997, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.290
Hits	2,375
Home runs	54
Runs batted in	578
Stolen bases	558
Teams
As player Atlanta Braves (1981–1983) Cleveland Indians (1984–1987) San Francisco Giants (1988–1990) Los Angeles Dodgers (1991–1994) New York Mets (1995) Los Angeles Dodgers (1995–1997) As coach Arizona Diamondbacks (2005) Miami Marlins (2014–2015)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1991)

Brett Morgan Butler (born June 15, 1957) is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball and coach. He played for five different teams from 1981 through 1997. A leadoff hitter for the majority of his career, Butler led the league in triples and runs scored twice each and was named a National League All-Star in 1991. He was diagnosed with cancer in May 1996, received treatment and returned to the playing field four months later. He retired in 1997 and began a baseball coaching career. He has coached or managed numerous professional teams. He was the manager of the Reno Aces minor league team from late 2008 through 2013.^[1]