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{{Short description|Canadian baseball player (born 1990)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name        = Brett Lawrie
| image       = Brett Lawrie on April 30, 2016.jpg
| image_size  = 250px
| caption     = Lawrie with the White Sox in 2016
| team        =  
| number      = 
| position    = [[Third baseman]] / [[Second baseman]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1990|1|18}}
| birth_place = [[Langley, British Columbia (city)|Langley]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| bats        = Right
| throws      = Right
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate   = August 5
| debutyear   = 2011
| debutteam   = Toronto Blue Jays
| finalleague=MLB
| finaldate   =July 21
| finalyear   =2016 
| finalteam   = Chicago White Sox
| statleague  = MLB
| statyear    = 
| stat1label  = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value  = .261
| stat2label  = [[Home run]]s
| stat2value  = 71
| stat3label  = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value  = 253
| teams       = 
* [[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{mlby|2011}}–{{mlby|2014}})
* [[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|2015}})
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|2016}}) 
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{{Medal|Country | {{bb|CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Baseball World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2009 Baseball World Cup|2009 Nettuno]] | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[18U Baseball World Cup|World Junior Baseball Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze| {{by|2006}} [[Sancti Spíritus]] | [[Canada national under-18 baseball team|Team]]}}
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'''Brett Russell Lawrie''' (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian former professional [[baseball]] [[third baseman]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Toronto Blue Jays]], [[Oakland Athletics]], and [[Chicago White Sox]].

==Amateur career==
While playing high school baseball for the [[Langley Blaze]] of the [[British Columbia Premier Baseball League]], Lawrie was selected with the 16th overall pick in the [[2008 Major League Baseball draft]] by the [[Milwaukee Brewers]].<ref>MLB.com: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110615201401/http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/team/draft.jsp?c_id=mil&year=2008 Milwaukee Brewers 2008 Draft Results] Retrieved on August 1, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/drafttracker.jsp|title=MLB.com 2009 Draft Tracker|work=MLB.com|access-date=August 1, 2009}}</ref>  The selection of Lawrie was the fourth-highest a Canadian player has ever been drafted, behind only [[Jeff Francis]], [[Adam Loewen]], and [[Phillippe Aumont]], and was the highest a Canadian position player has ever been drafted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcpbl.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=319:brett-lawrie-drafted-in-1st-round-of-mlb-draft|title=Brett Lawrie Drafted in 1st Round of MLB Draft|work=bcpbl.com|access-date=April 29, 2014}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Milwaukee Brewers===
Although he was used primarily as a catcher for his travel club, the Langley Blaze, Lawrie transitioned to second base when he was assigned to the [[Wisconsin Timber Rattlers]] of the [[Midwest League]] to begin the 2009 season. He was selected to play for the World Team at the 2009 MLB [[All-Star Futures Game]] at [[Busch Stadium]] in [[St. Louis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-13 |title=World rallies past U.S. in soggy Futures Game |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/allstar09/news/story?id=4322954 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3862750 Brett Lawrie Helps World Win Futures Game] Retrieved on August 2, 2009</ref> He was promoted to the Double-A Huntsville Stars in mid-August. On June 23, Lawrie was selected to the 2010 Futures Games, his second selection.

[[File:IMG 1138 Brett Lawrie.jpg|240px|thumb|left|Lawrie batting for the [[Las Vegas 51s]] in {{By|2011}}]]
Lawrie finished the 2010 season with a .285 batting average, eight home runs, 63 RBIs, 90 runs, 16 triples and 30 stolen bases in 135 games with Huntsville. For his efforts he was named to the Southern League Post-Season All-Star team on September 1, 2010.

===Toronto Blue Jays===
Considered by many to be one of Milwaukee's top prospects, he was traded on December 6, 2010, to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] for starting pitcher [[Shaun Marcum]]. Despite Lawrie already having switched positions from catcher to [[second base]] after the Brewers drafted him, the Blue Jays moved Lawrie to [[third base]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101206&content_id=16263712&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor|title=Blue Jays exchange Marcum for top prospect|last=Chisholm|first=Gregor|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media|MLB Advanced Media, L.P.]]|date=December 6, 2010|access-date=December 6, 2010}}</ref>

On May 31, Lawrie was hit in the hand by a pitch and left the game with what was initially believed to be a broken hand. X-rays were negative and he was considered day-to-day, until it was later revealed by CAT scan that there was a non-displaced fracture, and he was expected to miss 2–3 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110601&content_id=19890194&notebook_id=19898144&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603043652/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110601&content_id=19890194&notebook_id=19898144&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 3, 2011 |title=Lawrie day-to-day with bruised left hand |website=Toronto Blue Jays|publisher=MLB |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110608&content_id=20220354&notebook_id=20224336&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224529/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110608&content_id=20220354&notebook_id=20224336&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |title=Lawrie sidelined with fractured left hand |website=Toronto Blue Jays|publisher=MLB |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref>

After a brief stint in [[Dunedin Blue Jays|Single-A Dunedin]] ending with a game where he was hit by a pitch twice, Lawrie was promoted back to Triple-A Las Vegas on July 18, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2011/07/18/jays_lawrie/ |title=Jays prospect Lawrie returns to triple-A Vegas |publisher=sportsnet.ca |date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref>

He was named the third baseman on ''Baseball America'''s 2011 Minor League All Star team.<ref>{{cite news |author=J.J. Cooper and Matt Eddy |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/awards/minor-league-all-stars/2011/2612338.html |title=2011 Minor League All-Star Team |work=[[Baseball America]] |date=September 16, 2011 |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-date=October 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024062527/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/awards/minor-league-all-stars/2011/2612338.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 4, 2011, Lawrie was called up to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]]. [[Travis Snider]] was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Lawrie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110804&content_id=22748002&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor |title=Blue Jays call up top prospect Lawrie |website=Toronto Blue Jays |publisher=MLB |access-date=September 9, 2011 |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008103610/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110804&content_id=22748002&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his debut on August 5 against the [[Baltimore Orioles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_08_05_tormlb_balmlb_1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008103650/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_08_05_tormlb_balmlb_1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |title=MLB.com Gameday |website=Toronto Blue Jays|publisher=MLB |date=August 5, 2011 |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref> In his first career at-bat, he recorded his first career hit and RBI. He finished 2-for–4 with one RBI and a fielding error.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=373283 |title=Lawrie gets two hits, drives in one to lead Jays past Orioles |publisher=Tsn.ca |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref> Two games later, he hit his first career home run, a solo shot off starter [[Alfredo Simón]]. In his second game at home on August 10, Lawrie recorded his first career [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]], off [[Oakland Athletics|Oakland]] reliever [[Craig Breslow]]. The grand slam was also his first hit at the [[Rogers Centre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=373598 |title=Canadian Lawrie hits grand slam to lead Blue Jays past A's |publisher=Tsn.ca |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref> In the following series against the [[Los Angeles Angels]], Lawrie recorded his first career [[Triple (baseball)|triple]] and stolen base. On September 5, Lawrie hit his first career walk-off home run, a solo shot in the 11th inning off reliever [[Dan Wheeler]] to defeat the [[Boston Red Sox]] 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=375212 |title=Lawrie's walk-off home run leads Jays over Red Sox in 11th |publisher=Tsn.ca |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:BrettLawrie.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Lawrie scoring after a home run]]
Lawrie's first season ended prematurely when, on September 21, he fractured the middle finger on his right hand while fielding during batting practice. He finished his first season with a batting average of .293, nine home runs, 26 runs scored, seven stolen bases and 25 RBIs in 161 plate appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=376378 |title=Blue Jays 3B Lawrie's season over with fractured finger |publisher=Tsn.ca |access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Lawrie makes the throw to first from short right field. (7984381108).jpg|thumb|right|Lawrie in short right field throwing to first base after a ground ball hit to him. The Blue Jays at times employed an extreme [[infield shift]] for left-handed pull-hitters, moving Lawrie from third base to right field.]]
On May 1, 2012, Lawrie hit a game-winning, walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Blue Jays an 8–7 win against the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_01_texmlb_tormlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=tor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504200536/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_01_texmlb_tormlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2012|title=MLB.com Gameday|access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref>
In a game against the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] on May 15, Lawrie was ejected from a game after objecting to being called out following consecutive questionable strike calls by umpire [[Bill Miller (umpire)|Bill Miller]]. The two pitches in question were shown by replay<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_15_tbamlb_tormlb_1&mode=wrap&c_id=mlb#gid=2012_05_15_tbamlb_tormlb_1&mode=video|title=MLB.com Gameday|access-date=December 9, 2015}}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and through computerized strike zone analysis to not be in the strike zone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/brett-lawrie-bill-miller-and-the-human-element/|title = Brett Lawrie, the ump and the human element| date=May 16, 2012 }}</ref>  After both pitches, Lawrie started down the baseline, only to hear the strike call. Upon the strikeout call, Lawrie turned and yelled, prompting Miller to eject him.  Lawrie threw his helmet on the ground, which then bounced and made contact with Miller. Manager [[John Farrell (pitcher)|John Farrell]] was also ejected after arguing with Miller.<ref name=espn_ejected>{{cite web|title=Lawrie Ejected As Price Earns Sixth Win|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7936517/toronto-blue-jays-brett-lawrie-hits-ump-thrown-helmet-gets-ejected|work=[[ESPN]]|date=May 16, 2012|access-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref> Lawrie was suspended for four games by Major League Baseball, and initially appealed the suspension but dropped the appeal on May 17.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 16, 2012|title=Lawrie suspended four games for altercation with umpire|url=http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=396121|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721010132/http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=396121|archive-date=July 21, 2012|access-date=December 9, 2015|work=TSN|agency=Canadian Press}}</ref> After a 7–4 loss to the [[Boston Red Sox]] on June 2, Lawrie was present at the [[Toronto Eaton Centre]] when a shooting took place. Lawrie, who was unharmed, posted on Twitter about the incident and was credited by some news outlets with breaking the story.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 3, 2012|title=Blue Jays' Lawrie describes scene after mall shooting|url=https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=397488|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904022423/http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=397488|archive-date=September 4, 2012|access-date=December 9, 2015|work=TSN|agency=Canadian Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120603&content_id=32696630&notebook_id=32696632&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605023941/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120603&content_id=32696630&notebook_id=32696632&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 5, 2012|title=Lawrie talks about shooting at Toronto mall|work=Toronto Blue Jays|access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> On November 4, Lawrie was awarded the Wilson fielding award for defensive play at third base.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121106&content_id=40186416&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112034912/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121106&content_id=40186416&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2012|title=Brett Lawrie's play at hot corner recognized with award|last=Chisholm|first=Gregor|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=November 6, 2012}}</ref>

Lawrie began the 2013 season on the disabled list, and made his season debut on April 16 against the [[Chicago White Sox]], going 0-3 with an RBI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130416&content_id=44965804&notebook_id=44969336&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor|title=Lawrie makes season debut|last=Peaslee|first=Evan |work=MLB.com|date=April 16, 2013|access-date=April 17, 2013}}</ref> Lawrie was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 29 after spraining his ankle sliding into second base in a game on May 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130529&content_id=48954182&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor|title=Lawrie heads to DL in flurry of Toronto roster moves|last=Berry|first=Adam|work=MLB.com|date=May 29, 2013|access-date=May 29, 2013}}</ref> General manager [[Alex Anthopoulos]] said on June 24 that Lawrie would begin a rehab assignment on June 26 with the [[Class A-Advanced]] [[Dunedin Blue Jays]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-to-activate-reyes-for-wednesday/|title=Blue Jays to activate Reyes for Wednesday|last=Davidi|first=Shi|publisher=Sportsnet.ca|date=June 24, 2013|access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref> Lawrie started the June 26 game at third base for Dunedin. Lawrie continued his rehab with the Double-A [[New Hampshire Fisher Cats]] on July 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130706&content_id=52888938&notebook_id=52888942&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor|title=Lawrie moves up to Double-A to continue rehab|last=Peaslee|first=Evan|work=MLB.com|date=July 6, 2013|access-date=July 6, 2013}}</ref> His rehab assignment was changed to the Triple-A [[Buffalo Bisons]] on July 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-53202748|title=Brett Lawrie joins Bisons on injury rehab|date=July 9, 2013|access-date=July 9, 2013|work=Buffalo Bisons}}</ref> He played second base against the [[Syracuse Chiefs]] on July 9, and was recalled by the Blue Jays on July 13 to play against Baltimore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/toronto-blue-jays-recall-brett-lawrie-expected-to-play-vs-baltimore-orioles/|title=Blue Jays recall Lawrie, expected to play vs. O's|publisher=Sportsnet.ca|date=July 13, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2013}}</ref>

Lawrie started at second base for the first time in his major league career on July 13, and finished the game 0–4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130713&content_id=53637060&notebook_id=53639906&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor|title=Lawrie returns from DL, starts at second base|last=Wetmore|first=Derek|work=MLB.com|date=July 13, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2013}}</ref> After making 6 starts at second base, manager [[John Gibbons]] said in an interview with MLB Network Radio that Lawrie would play at third base exclusively for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=428414|title=Report:Jays to keep Lawrie at third base for rest of season|publisher=TSN.ca|date=July 25, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2013}}</ref> On August 10, Lawrie's career-high 11-game hitting streak ended. During the streak, he batted .400 with two home runs and six RBIs. In 107 games with Toronto in 2013, he hit .254 with 11 home runs, 46 RBIs and a .963 fielding percentage at third base.

On February 13, 2014, Lawrie was announced as the cover athlete for the Canadian version of [[MLB 14: The Show]], succeeding teammate Jose Bautista, who had been the Canadian cover athlete for the previous two entries in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamesided.com/2014/02/13/brett-lawrie-grace-canadian-cover-mlb-14-show/|title=Brett Lawrie To Grace Canadian Cover of MLB 14: The Show|last=George|first=Daniel|work=fansided.com|date=February 13, 2014|access-date=February 13, 2014}}</ref> Lawrie hit his second career grand slam on April 15, 2014, in a 9–3 win over the [[Minnesota Twins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/lawrie-hits-slam-has-5-rbi-as-jays-topple-twins/|title=Lawrie hits slam, has 5 RBI as Jays topple Twins|work=[[Sportsnet]]|date=April 15, 2014|access-date=April 16, 2014}}</ref> After the emergence of [[Juan Francisco]] as a viable option for the Blue Jays, Lawrie began playing second base against right-handed starting pitchers. He tied his career-high in home runs on June 6, 2014, when he hit his 11th of the season in a 3–1 win over the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_06_06_slnmlb_tormlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=tor|title=Two homers lift Stroman in opener vs. Cards|last=Rogers|first=Steph|work=MLB.com|date=June 6, 2014|access-date=June 6, 2014}}</ref> Lawrie would then set a new career-high on June 20, when he hit his 12th of the season to assist the Blue Jays in a 14–9 win, having been down 8–0 after the second inning. Two days later, he was hit on the right hand by a pitch from [[Johnny Cueto]], forcing him from the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/tor/brett-lawrie-exits-in-second-after-hbp-on-right-hand?ymd=20140622&content_id=81055578&vkey=news_tor|title=Lawrie exits in second after HBP on right hand|last=Chisholm|first=Gregor|work=MLB.com|date=June 22, 2014|access-date=June 22, 2014}}</ref> X-rays showed a fracture of his right index finger; Lawrie was placed on the 15-day disabled list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24594557/blue-jays-lose-jose-bautista-brett-lawrie-to-injury|title=Blue Jays lose Jose Bautista, Brett Lawrie to injury|last=Snyder|first=Matt|work=cbssports.com|date=June 22, 2014|access-date=June 22, 2014}}</ref> Lawrie was activated from the DL on August 5, and started at third base that night, but was removed from the game in the 4th inning due to back tightness. He was placed back on the 15-day disabled list on August 7 with an oblique strain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/tor/oblique-strain-forces-brett-lawrie-back-to-disabled-list?ymd=20140807&content_id=88412482&vkey=news_tor|title=Oblique strain forces Lawrie back to disabled list|last=Fordin|first=Spencer|work=MLB.com|date=August 7, 2014|access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref> On September 2, Lawrie was moved to the 60-day disabled list, ending his 2014 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/lawries-season-ends-as-blue-jays-shake-up-roster/|title=Lawrie's season ends as Blue Jays shake up roster|last=Nicholson-Smith|first=Ben|work=[[Sportsnet]]|date=September 2, 2014|access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> He finished the year appearing in just 70 games, batting .247 with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lawribr01.shtml|title=Brett Lawrie Statistics & History|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=September 28, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Brett Lawrie on August 16, 2015.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Lawrie playing for the [[2015 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics in 2015]]]]

===Oakland Athletics===
On November 28, 2014, Lawrie was traded to the [[Oakland Athletics]], along with [[Kendall Graveman]], [[Sean Nolin]], and [[Franklin Barreto]], for [[Josh Donaldson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/the-as-acquire-brett-lawrie-prospects-from-blue-jays-for-josh-donaldson/c-102686998|title=A's send Donaldson to Blue Jays for Lawrie|last=Lee|first=Jane|work=MLB.com|date=November 29, 2014|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> After struggling early in the season, including a game on April 7 in which he struck out 4 times on 12 total pitches (earning him a [[golden sombrero]]), Lawrie hit his first home run as an Athletic on April 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/lawrie-kd-4-times-on-12-pitches-in-as-loss/|title=Lawrie K'd 4 times on 12 pitches in A's loss|work=[[Sportsnet]]|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=April 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/25148196/lawrie-semien-butler-all-hit-home-runs-monday|title=Lawrie, Semien, Butler all hit home runs Monday|last=d'Oliveira|first=Sean|work=fantasynews.cbssports.com|date=April 13, 2015|access-date=April 18, 2015}}</ref> In a game on June 5 between the Athletics and the Boston Red Sox at Boston's [[Fenway Park]], a fan named Tonya Carpenter was injured when Lawrie's bat broke while swinging at a pitch. The barrel of the bat was thrown into the stands, hitting Carpenter in the head. According to the [[Boston Police Department]], Carpenter lost an extensive amount of blood and suffered life-threatening head injuries, but another fan wrapped her head in his shirt tourniquet. She was quickly treated and taken by Fenway Park medical personnel to Boston's [[Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/fan-suffers-life-threatening-injuries-from-broken-bat/ar-BBkKxE0Z|title=Fan suffers 'life-threatening' injuries from broken bat|work=msn.com|date=June 6, 2015|access-date=August 5, 2015}} {{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Lawrie finished the 2015 season with a .260 average, 16 home runs, and 60 RBIs in a career-high 149 games played.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lawribr01.shtml|title=Brett Lawrie Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=January 21, 2016}}</ref>

===Chicago White Sox===
On December 9, 2015, Lawrie was traded to the [[Chicago White Sox]] for minor league pitchers [[J. B. Wendelken]] and Zachary Erwin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/159266420/white-sox-acquire-brett-lawrie-from-as|title=White Sox acquire Lawrie from A's|last=Merkin|first=Scott|work=MLB.com|date=December 9, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2015|archive-date=December 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210213938/http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/159266420/white-sox-acquire-brett-lawrie-from-as|url-status=dead}}</ref> Primarily a third baseman in prior seasons, Lawrie mostly played second base with the White Sox, but was also used as a DH.

Lawrie played 94 games for Chicago before leaving the July 21 game against Detroit in the fourth inning, with what was originally described as a tweaked hamstring.  He did not play for the team again, as the injury was later said to have also involved his quad, knee, and hip.

Lawrie avoided salary arbitration with the White Sox by agreeing to a one-year, $3.5 million contract for the 2017 season on December 3, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/12/mets-sign-rene-rivera-avoid-arbitration.html|title=Players Avoiding Arbitration: Friday|last1=Adams|first1=Steve|last2=Todd|first2=Jeff|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date=December 3, 2016|access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> However, he was released by the White Sox on March 3, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/white-sox-release-brett-lawrie/|title=White Sox release Brett Lawrie|work=Chicago Sun Times|first=Daryl|last=Van Schouwen|date=March 3, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref>

===Second stint with the Brewers===
After sitting out the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Lawrie signed a minor league contract with the Brewers on February 9, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25959344/brett-lawrie-signs-milwaukee-brewers|title = Lawrie, out of MLB since '16, signs with Brewers|date = February 9, 2019}}</ref> He was released by the club later that year on June 18 without playing a single game for the organization.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haudricourt |first1=Tom |title=#Brewers give up on the Brett Lawrie experiment |url=https://twitter.com/brewerspd/status/1141005840507428864 |website=twitter.com |access-date=July 12, 2020}}</ref>

==International career==
Lawrie was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team at the [[2008 World Junior Baseball Championship]] where he led the tournament with a .469 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]], three [[home run]]s and 16 [[runs batted in]] (RBIs).<ref>BCPBL: [http://www.bcpbl.com/en/index.php?view=article&catid=59%3Abcpbl-alumni&id=375%3Alawrie-signs-with-milwaukee-brewers&option=com_content&Itemid=211 Lawrie Signs with Milwaukee Brewers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707220325/http://www.bcpbl.com/en/index.php?view=article&catid=59:bcpbl-alumni&id=375:lawrie-signs-with-milwaukee-brewers&option=com_content&Itemid=211 |date=July 7, 2011 }} Retrieved on July 8, 2009.</ref> He was also selected to play for [[Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Canada]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].

Lawrie represented [[Canadian national baseball team|Canada]] once again during the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]] at the [[Rogers Centre]] in Toronto, [[Ontario]].<ref>[http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090214&content_id=3830948&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil Brewers' wait for Lawrie almost over] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615201534/http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090214&content_id=3830948&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil |date=June 15, 2011 }} Retrieved on August 2, 2009</ref> His only appearance during Canada's brief run in the tournament came during a 6–5 loss to the [[United States national baseball team|United States]] where he pinch-ran for [[Joey Votto]] in the ninth inning.

Lawrie was named to Canada's [[2013 World Baseball Classic]] team, and took part in two pre-tournament games against the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] and the [[Cincinnati Reds]]. Lawrie exited the game against the Reds due to discomfort, and was later determined to have strained his ribs. He stayed with the team, but did not appear in the tournament due to this injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=417587|title=Jays 3B Lawrie to miss WBC due to rib injury|publisher=TSN.ca|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=March 7, 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Lawrie became engaged to [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]] and [[United States women's national under-20 soccer team]] [[forward (association football)|forward]] [[Sydney Leroux]], a childhood friend against whom he played in youth baseball leagues in [[Metro Vancouver]], in October 2010. They broke off the engagement in October 2011, during Leroux's senior year at UCLA and just before she received her first call-up to the [[United States women's national soccer team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/14166/lerouxs-turbulent-journey-paying-off|title=Leroux's turbulent journey paying off|last=French|first=Scott|publisher=ESPNLosAngeles.com|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=February 24, 2013}}</ref>

Lawrie became engaged to model Dana Long on June 29, 2015. Lawrie proposed on Long's birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_28286565/oakland-player-brett-lawrie-proposes-girlfriend|title=Oakland A's player Brett Lawrie proposes to girlfriend|date=June 10, 2015}}</ref> They got married seven months later, on Lawrie's birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bustedcoverage.com/2016/01/18/brett-lawrie-dana-long-wedding-photos/|title=Brett Lawrie and Dana Long Tie the Knot|date=January 18, 2016}}</ref> In February 2018, Lawrie announced they were expecting their first child together, a boy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Blue Jay Brett Lawrie pokes fun at himself in gender reveal |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/watch-former-blue-jay-brett-lawrie-pokes-fun-gender-reveal/ |website=Sportsnet |access-date=November 1, 2018}}</ref>

He is the brother of [[University of Washington]] and Canadian Olympic softball pitcher [[Danielle Lawrie]].

Since his retirement, Lawrie promotes various golf products on his Twitter page.<ref>{{Cite Twitter profile|blawrie13}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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