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Full Name:
 

Brandon Douglas Moss​

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Nicknames:

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"Moss Dogg", "Mossy"

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Born:  
   

September 16, 1983

Loganville, Georgia

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Family:  

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Sisters: Lindsey and Ashley Mulligan
Brother: Ethan Mulligan
Spouse: Allison (Allie)
Brother-in-law: Josh Echols (married to Lindsey)

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A large amount of his father has the last name Milligan (and his siblings).

Him and his wife met at Loganville High School and he was married by 18 years old.

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He and his wife were part of his sister Lindsey's wedding on February 11, 2017.

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His sister Lindsey works at the Madison Credit Bureau. 

 

Friends:  

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Brian Headspeth - High school friend (firefighter with the Gwinnett (Ga.) County Fire Department)
 

School:  

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Loganville High School, Loganville, Georgia. 
Mascot: Red Devils
Coach: Jeff Segars

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(Clint Frazier also went here)
 

Baseball Related:

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2002 - Drafted by the Boston Red Sox (8th round).

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2007 - August 6th - Major League debut with the Boston Red Sox.

2008 - Traded (with Craig Hansen) to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-team deal (LA Dodgers). Manny Ramirez went to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Jason Bay to went to Boston.

 

2011 - Signed with the Philadelphia Phillies.

 

2011 - Signed with the Oakland Athletics. 

 

2014 - Traded from the Athletics to Cleveland for Joey Wendle.

 

2015 - Traded from Cleveland to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rob Kaminsky.

 

2016 - Signed a 1-year extension with the Cardinals ($8.25 million) 

 

2017 - Signed a 2-year contract with the Kansas City Royals ($12 million)

 

2018 - Traded (with Ryan Buchter) to the Athletics for Jesse Hahn and Heath Fillmyer.

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Extra:

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2003 - He worked the cash register at MaxiMart Gas Station in Loganville, Ga.

2005 - Worked at Lane Creek Golf Course (retrieving carts).

2011 - After being released by the Phillies he quit to become a firefighter.

Moss is an avid hunter.

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He believes batting average is a bad statistic - "Moss: You can quote me that way if you want to. I’m not kidding, you can. I’m a 100% believer that it is one of the worst statistics to judge a hitter, it’s based entirely on luck."

 

His hometown church is Loganville Baptist Church.
 

Sample Heckles:

 

"Mossy your batting average is horrible. You should've been a fireman!"​

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Heckle him on twitter:

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Not available

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