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|birth_place=[[Durham, North Carolina]], U.S.
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'''Brian Michael Roberts''' (born October 9, 1977) is an American former [[professional baseball]] [[second baseman]]. He made his [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) debut with the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in 2001, and played for the team until 2013. He played his final season for the [[New York Yankees]] in 2014.
==Early life, education and college baseball career==
Roberts was born in [[Durham, North Carolina]], to parents [[Mike Roberts (baseball)|Mike]] and Nancy Roberts. He
===College-baseball career===
Roberts enrolled at the [[University of North Carolina]], where he played [[college baseball]] for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels baseball]] team in the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) of [[NCAA Division I]]. His father, [[Mike Roberts (baseball)|Mike Roberts]], was the [[coach (baseball)|head coach]] of the Tar Heels. No other Division I baseball program offered Roberts a scholarship.<ref>{{cite web |
During Roberts' freshman year in 1997, he [[batting average (baseball)|batted]] .427, with 102 [[hit (baseball)|hits]], including 24 [[double (baseball)|doubles]], and 47 [[stolen base]]s. His batting average was the second highest in the ACC.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zhao |first=Victor |date=March 31, 1998 |title=Resignation brings end for UNC's father-son tandem |url=http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/1998/04/16/resignation-brings-end-uncs-father-son-tandem |
Mike Roberts was fired after the 1998 season.<ref>{{cite web |
==Professional career==
===Minor
Roberts was drafted by the Orioles in the first round (50th overall) of the [[1999 Major League Baseball draft|1999 MLB draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1st Round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1999&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |url-status=dead |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |language=en |archive-date=December 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211181530/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=year_round&year_ID=1999&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg }}</ref> He played for the [[Delmarva Shorebirds]] of the [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] [[South Atlantic League]] in {{baseball year|1999}}, where he appeared in 47 games and hit .240 with 21 RBIs.
In {{baseball year|2000}}, he started with the [[Gulf Coast League Orioles]],
===Baltimore Orioles===
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====2001–05====
[[File:Brian Roberts.jpg|thumb|upright|During home game in April 2009 against the [[Tampa Bay Rays]]]]
Roberts made his Major League debut
In [[2002 Major League Baseball season|2002]], he played 38 games with the [[2002 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] and batted .227
In [[2003 Major League Baseball season|2003]], he started for Ottawa, playing 44 games and hitting .315 with 15 RBIs.<ref name=":0" /> In late May, he was called up for injured second baseman [[Jerry Hairston
The [[2004 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles season]] started spring training in {{MLBy|2004}} with both Hairston and Roberts on the roster. Hairston fractured his finger in spring training, however, and Roberts became the
Prior to the [[2005 Major League Baseball season|2005 season]], Hairston was traded to the [[Chicago Cubs]] (along with Oriole prospects [[Mike Fontenot]] and [[David Crouthers]]) for [[Sammy Sosa]], thereby cementing Roberts's position as the Orioles' starting second baseman.<ref>{{
On September 20, 2005, Roberts dislocated his elbow in a game against the [[2005 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]]. The injury occurred in a collision with New York's [[Bubba Crosby]] at first base in the bottom of the second inning
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Roberts rebounded from his 2005 injury with a strong [[2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 campaign]]. He played in 138 games, batting .286 with 10 home runs and 55 RBIs, while also scoring 85 runs.<ref name=":1" /> He stole 36 bases in 43 attempts,<ref name=":1" /> and hit seven home runs in the last two months of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian Roberts Game by Game Stats and Performance |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/4773/year/2006 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref> Roberts spent the early part of May on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left groin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fordin |first=Spencer |date=April 30, 2006 |title=Notes: Roberts heads to DL |url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060430&content_id=1425807&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109172913/http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060430&content_id=1425807&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal |archive-date=November 9, 2007 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=[[Baltimore Orioles]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> He was activated on May 24.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fordin |first=Spencer |date=May 24, 2006 |title=Notes: Roberts back from DL |url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060524&content_id=1470190&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111151606/http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060524&content_id=1470190&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal |archive-date=November 11, 2006 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=[[Baltimore Orioles]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>
Roberts played in over 150 games for the Orioles in 2007. Along with teammate [[Nick Markakis]], he finished in the AL top 10 for at-bats,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=2007 American League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2007-batting-leaders.shtml |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |language=en}}</ref> batting .290 with 12 home runs, 57 RBIs, and a .377 OBP on the way to his second All-Star berth.<ref name=":1" /> His 50 stolen bases, a career high, was tied with [[Carl Crawford]] for the AL lead;<ref name=":2" /> Roberts also set career marks in hits and walks.
On June 24, 2008, Roberts went 3
The Orioles and Roberts agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $40 million on February 20, 2009. The contract secured Roberts through the 2013 season.<ref name=leaving/><ref>
On August 4, in a game against the [[2009 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]], Roberts hit his 300th career double in the first inning off of [[Jarrod Washburn]]. On September 15, he broke his own Orioles franchise record by hitting his 52nd double of the season. According to Spencer Fordin, "the two-time All-Star became one of four players all-time
On September 29, Roberts hit his 56th double of the season against the [[2009 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]], setting the all-time single season mark for doubles in a season by a switch-hitter.<ref>{{Cite web
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Roberts missed much of spring training in 2010 with a [[herniated disc]] in his lower back.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernandes |first=Doug |date=March 15, 2010 |title=Orioles' Roberts to see back specialist |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2010/03/15/orioles-roberts-to-see-back-specialist/28929939007/ |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He recovered in time for Opening Day, but started the season
[[File:Brian Roberts 2012.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Brian Roberts fielding second base during a 2012 game.]]
Roberts suffered a [[concussion]] on September 27, 2010, after he hit himself in the head with his [[baseball bat]] out of frustration. He suffered his second concussion on May 16, 2011, when he slid into first base headfirst and hit the back of his head. He did not return for the remainder of the season.<ref name="fog">{{cite web |
Through the beginning of the season, Roberts continued his stay on the disabled list, but traveled with the team and remained an active member of the dugout. On May 22, [[Buck Showalter]] announced Roberts would be starting his rehab stint with the Double
In spring training in 2013, Roberts reported that he was free of the post-concussion syndrome resulting from his 2011 concussion.<ref name=fog/> On April 4, during the Orioles' third game of the season, Roberts ruptured a tendon behind his right knee while stealing second base in the ninth inning of a
====Steroid allegations====
On September 30, 2006, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported that during a June 6, 2006, federal raid, former relief pitcher [[Jason Grimsley]] named Roberts as a user of [[anabolic steroids]]. The ''Times'' reported that Roberts was one of five names blacked out in an affidavit filed in federal court.<ref>{{
On December 17, 2007, Roberts released a statement in which he admitted to using steroids on a single occasion.
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Roberts further stated that he had no ill-will against Larry Bigbie, whose testimony to the Mitchell Committee was responsible for his inclusion in the report.<ref name="Baltimore Sun">{{cite web |last=Zrebiec
===New York Yankees===
Roberts became a [[free agent]] for the first time in his career after the 2013 season. Roberts agreed to a one-year contract with the [[New York Yankees]] worth $2 million, which had incentives that could
==Retirement and broadcasting work==
On October 17, 2014, Roberts announced his retirement from professional baseball. He issued a statement that said that he felt like he could not play well anymore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Connolly
Roberts joined the [[Baltimore Orioles Radio Network]] prior to the 2018 season as a part-time [[color analyst]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Proctor |first=Brandi |date=February 16, 2018 |title=Orioles All-Star Brian Roberts Joins Orioles Radio Network |url=https://foxbaltimore.com/sports/sports-unlimited/orioles-all-star-brian-roberts-joins-orioles-radio-network
==Personal life==
In January 2009, he married Diana Chiafair. They had their first child, Jax Isaac, in August 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gallen |first1=Daniel |date=August 3, 2013 |title=Brian Roberts' wife, Diana, gives birth to boy named Jax Isaac |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |publisher= |url=
==See also==
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