Aven. On June 9, 2000, Brown was involved in a three-team trade, in which he was sent to the Cubs, while Dave Martinez went to the Texas Rangers and the Marlins received Chuck Smith. In August, the Cubs sent Brown to the Iowa Cubs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL), replacing him with Ross Gload. Granted free agency after the 2000 season, Brown signed with the Brewers for the 2001 season. He played in the minor leagues for the Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAA International League and the Memphis Redbirds of the PCL, the Class AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Brown then played for the Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League, an independent baseball league, in 2003. Coaching career After he retired as a player, Brown became a minor league hitting coach in the Rangers' organization. He spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons as the hitting coach for the Bakersfield Blaze of the Class A-Advanced California League. In 2009, he joined the Frisco RoughRiders of the Class AA Texas League. After three seasons with Frisco, he spent the 2012 season with the Round Rock Express of the PCL. After the 2012 season, the Seattle Mariners hired Brown as their minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator. On December 1, 2017, he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to share the dual role of Assistant Hitting Coach / Minor League Hitting Coordinator with Luis Ortiz. For the 2019 season he was promoted to the new position of Hitting Strategist. On November 27, 2022, Brown was hired to be the hitting coach for the Miami Marlins. References External links Baseballlibrary.com 1971 births Living people People from Porterville, California Baseball players from California Major League Baseball outfielders Chicago Cubs players Pittsburgh Pirates players Florida Marlins players Fresno State Bulldogs baseball players Peoria Chiefs players Daytona Cubs players Orlando Cubs players Iowa Cubs players Indianapolis Indians players Memphis Redbirds players Schaumburg Flyers players Minor league baseball coaches Major League Baseball hitting coaches Los Angeles Dodgers coaches Anchorage Bucs players