Tilson Brito

Tilson Manuel Brito Jiménez (born May 28, 1972 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics. He also played in the KBO League for the SK Wyverns and Hanwha Eagles, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.

Tilson Brito
Brito in a 2007 game as a member of the Uni-President Lions.
Third baseman
Born: (1972-05-28) May 28, 1972 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 1, 1996, for the Toronto Blue Jays
KBO: May 6, 2000, for the SK Wyverns
CPBL: August 17, 2006, for the Uni-President Lions
Last appearance
MLB: September 28, 1997, for the Oakland Athletics
KBO: October 10, 2005, for the Hanwha Eagles
CPBL: October 8, 2008, for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
MLB statistics
Batting average	.238
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	21
KBO statistics
Batting average	.292
Home runs	112
Runs batted in	391
CPBL statistics
Batting average	.316
Home runs	66
Runs batted in	234
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (1996–1997) Oakland Athletics (1997) SK Wyverns (2000–2001) Samsung Lions (2002–2003) SK Wyverns (2004) Hanwha Eagles (2005) Uni-President Lions (2006–2008)
Career highlights and awards
2× CPBL home run champion (2007-2008) 2x Taiwan Series champion (2007-2008)

Brito played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics, last appearing in the major leagues in 1997.

He resurfaced in Korea in 2000, playing six seasons in the KBO League, for the SK Wyverns (2000–2001, 2004), the Samsung Lions (2002–2003), and the Hanwha Eagles (2005). For his KBO career, he hit .292 with 112 home runs and 391 RBI. With six seasons in the KBO, Brito had one of the longest careers of any foreign player.

From 2006–2008, he played for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan.

In the 2007 season, Brito had 33 home runs and 107 RBI, leading the league in both categories. His 33 homers set the record for most home runs in a single season of Chinese Professional Baseball League. (The record was later broken by Kuo-Hui Kao, who hit 39 home runs in the 2015 season.) Brito again led the CPBL in home runs and RBI in 2008, with 24 and 102 respectively.

Career statistics

Major League Baseball

Year	Team	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	Avg
1996	Toronto Blue Jays	26	80	19	1	7	1	10	18	.238
1997	Toronto Blue Jays	49	126	28	0	8	1	9	28	.222
1997	Oakland Athletics	17	46	13	2	6	0	1	10	.283
Career	2 seasons	92	252	60	3	21	2	20	56	.238

Korea Baseball Organization

Year	Team	G	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	Avg
2000	SK Wyverns	103	137	15	70	3	31	55	.338
2001	SK Wyverns	122	135	22	80	7	57	53	.320
2002	Samsung Lions	128	136	25	90	1	35	84	.283
2003	Samsung Lions	102	97	20	58	2	31	58	.255
2004	SK Wyverns	102	96	13	50	0	34	57	.261
2005	Hanwha Eagles	78	82	17	43	0	11	45	.286
Career	6 seasons	635	683	112	391	13	199	352	.292

Chinese Professional Baseball League

Year	Team	G	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	Avg
2006	Uni-President Lions	28	29	9	25	0	15	16	.282
2007	Uni-President Lions	99	125	33	107	1	54	44	.313
2008	Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions	96	119	24	102	0	52	39	.330
Career	3 seasons	223	273	66	234	1	121	99	.316

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• CPBL profile
• Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization