Eric Bruntlett

Eric Bruntlett
Bruntlett with the Washington Nationals in 2010
Utility player
Born: (1978-03-29) March 29, 1978 (age 46) Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 27, 2003, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 2009, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.231
Home runs	11
Runs batted in	72
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Houston Astros (2003–2007) Philadelphia Phillies (2008–2009)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2008)

Eric Kevin Bruntlett (born March 29, 1978) is an American former professional baseball utility player. Between 2003 and 2009, he played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies.

Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Bruntlett was a shortstop and second baseman for William Henry Harrison High School, with whom he won a state baseball championship in 1995. He played four seasons of college baseball with the Stanford Cardinal, becoming the team's starting shortstop in 1999. After two College World Series appearances, Bruntlett signed with the Astros, who had selected him in the ninth round of the 2000 MLB draft.

Bruntlett spent three seasons in the Astros farm system behind fellow infield prospect Adam Everett. He made his major league debut in 2003, filling in for an injured José Vizcaíno. A natural middle infielder, Bruntlett spent the next year practicing his outfield defense, allowing him to receive more playing time as a utility bench player. After the 2007 season, the Astros traded Bruntlett to the Phillies, with whom he was a 2008 World Series champion. He left the Phillies after the 2009 season and spent one year in Triple-A before retiring from professional baseball.