, ▁he ▁was ▁left ▁off ▁the ▁team ' s ▁post season ▁ro ster ▁and ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment ▁on ▁October ▁ 9 . ▁ ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁He ▁was ▁claimed ▁off ▁wa ivers ▁by ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season , ▁Brown ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 4 6 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Rock ies , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 3 2 ▁with ▁ 5 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in . ▁On ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁e ject ed ▁by ▁u mp ire ▁Mark ▁Ri pper ger ▁for ▁arg uing ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁pitch ▁that ▁was ▁instead ▁ruled ▁a ▁f oul ▁ball . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁minor ▁league ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁that ▁contained ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁spring ▁training . ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁A AA ▁with ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁ 5 1 s ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁maj ors ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁when ▁Col lin ▁Cow g ill ▁was ▁option ed ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as . ▁During ▁Spring ▁Training ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁number ▁from ▁ 4 7 ▁to ▁ 3 0 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁On ▁opening ▁day , ▁March