Brandon Dixon

BIOGRAPHY

Brandon Dixon was born January 29, 1992, in La Jolla, California. He is an infielder in the MLB

Dixon was called up to the majors for the first time on May 22, 2018. On May 24 he collected his first three major league hits, going on to play in 74 games for the Reds during the 2018 season at six different defensive positions, in addition to two appearances as a pitcher. He batted .178/.218/.356 in 118 at bats and was recorded as having the fastest base-running sprint speed of all major league first basemen, at 28.9 feet/second.

Dixon was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers on November 2, 2018. He began the 2019 season with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens before being promoted to the major leagues on April 18. In a May 5 game against the Kansas City Royals, Dixon hit a tenth-inning, walk-off three-run homer to give the Tigers a 5–2 victory. Dixon finished 2019 with a .248 average, 52 RBI and a team-leading 15 home runs in 391 major league at-bats. He had the fastest sprint speed of all major league first basemen, at 28.5 feet/second. On December 21, 2019, Dixon was designated for assignment by the Tigers to make room on the 40-man roster for two free agent signings. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to the Toledo Mud Hens on January 8. On September 22, 2020, Dixon was selected to the Tigers 40-man and active rosters. Dixon appeared in only 5 games for the Tigers in 2020, going 1-for-13.

He was released by the Tigers on November 19, 2020, with the intention that he would be heading to a team in Nippon Professional Baseball.

On March 26, 2022, Dixon signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres. In the minor leagues in 2022 he led the minors in slugging percentage (.823) in 198 at bats while batting .374 with a .442 on base percentage and 23 home runs. His contract was selected on September 27. In 5 games for San Diego, Dixon went 3-for-14 with no home runs and one RBI.

Dixon was optioned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to begin the 2023 season.