Braxton Fulford #71

Braxton Albert Fulford … son of Jai and Tammy Fulford...has a brother, Hagen, and sister, Candra...Has a dog named Ranger...Earned a bachelor of business administration degree in finance from Texas Tech University...Played four seasons with Texas Tech, slashing .261/.379/.441 with 19 home runs and 94 RBI over his 169 game collegiate career...Three-year letter-winner at Monterey High School (Lubbock, Texas), where he holds the record for highest batting average in school history (.571).

2023

On the injured list July 22-Aug. 24 with a left hamstring strain...Began the season with High-A Spokane, slashing .307/.398/.511 with six home runs, 21 RBI and four stolen bases through 27 games...Named the Northwest League Player of the Week for the week of April 11-16 after going 9-for-17 (.529) with two home runs and four RBI...Promoted to Double-A Harford on May 30…hit .219 (23-for-105) through 35 games...Appeared in three games for Triple-A Albuquerque at the end of the season, going 4-for-for-8 with two doubles, one home run and four RBI.

2022

Spent the entire season with Single-A Fresno, appearing in 104 games … his 15 home runs were the second-most among California League catchers...Started 86 games at catcher and 14 as the designated hitter...Recorded a .997 fielding percentage as a catcher, committing three errors on the year in 750.2 innings while catching 36% of base stealers (32 CS, 58 SB)...Stole 13 bases in 15 attempts (86.7% success rate)...Hit .391 (25-for-64) in 16 games in April for the Grizzlies...Appeared in 15 games for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, slashing .162/.262/.216 with two doubles and three RBI.

2021

Appeared in 14 games for the ACL Rockies, starting 12 games at catcher and one as the designated hitter...Slashed .353/.577/.471 with two doubles and two RBI with seven stolen bases against right-handed pitchers...Hit .313/.500/.438 in nine games in August.