Infielder Brandon Dixon announced his retirement this evening (on X). The 32-year-old appeared in parts of five major league seasons, including each of the last two years as a member of the Padres.
“Officially retired from baseball. I’m so thankful for all the relationships, support, and experiences over the past 10 years,” Dixon wrote. “It’s been a fun journey, from a kid dreaming of the big leagues to getting to play for my hometown team. Thank you to everyone who was part of it.”
Dixon, a right-handed hitter, entered pro ball in 2013 as a third-round pick of the Dodgers. Before he reached the majors, Los Angeles traded him to the Reds as part of the three-team deal that sent Todd Frazier to the White Sox. Dixon made his debut with Cincinnati in 2018, appearing in 74 contests as a rookie.
The Tigers grabbed him off waivers the following offseason. Dixon had his best year with Detroit in 2019, hitting .248/.290/.435 over a career-high 420 plate appearances. His 15 home runs rather remarkably led the team. The Tigers nevertheless sent him through outright waivers that winter. He very briefly returned to the majors at the end of 2020 before making the jump to Japan.
Dixon spent a season with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. The La Jolla native signed a minor league pact with the Padres upon his return to the affiliated ranks. San Diego called him to the majors at the end of the 2022 campaign and early last year. He hit .204/.240/.323 in 38 games over those two seasons. San Diego ran him through waivers as part of their roster reshuffling at the trade deadline. He finished the year in Triple-A, where he hit .268/.348/.502 through 273 plate appearances.
Over his big league career, Dixon hit .224/.266/.397 with 22 homers and 32 doubles. He spent parts of five seasons at the Triple-A level, where he turned in a robust .286/.349/.518 slash in more than 1100 plate appearances. MLBTR congratulates Dixon on his decade-long run in the professional ranks and wishes him the best in retirement.
Wow!
Who’s Brandon Dixon?
FC65,
A much more famous person than you.
Touché! I’ve been had. Well played!
He was retired but just figured it out!!
With today’s news including Thompson needing TJ and Brandon retiring, I guess you could say that it’s the end of the line for Mason-Dixon.
Well played Manny.
To be fair, FC65 is as famous as any of us.
Incredible career. Congrats!
If you’re not a fan of the game, why are you on this website?
Congratulations to Brandon! It was a short major league career, but you can say you led a team in home runs! Kudos!
Too many couch potatoes here. A career like Brandon’s is a heckuva of an athletic achievement.
I played one season with the Giants, and nobody remembers me. Full disclosure: It was the Elks Club Giants in Colt League. Happy retirement Brandon!
I played two seasons for back to back league champion Quick-E in Senior League. Nobody remembers me for my baseball career though. I’m only remembered for being the sexiest man alive.
RYAN REYNOLDS???
LOL!!
Agree completely! The unwarranted negativity always baffles me.
Making it to the bigs and getting to hit a homerun for your hometown team… in many ways he is a very lucky person to be able to say that.
padrepapi, here’s a re-enactment of thousands of posts here…..
“Chicago signs Joe Blow to a minor league deal.”
Pin Head #1: Good signing. Joe Blow can still bring it.
Pin Head #2 You’re an idiot. His FWIPWARSPINRATE is bottom of the league.
Pin Head #1 He’s a good clubhouse guy.
Pin Head #2 You don’t win games with a washed up has been from the clubhouse you dolt.
Pin Head #1 You wouldn’t know a good WHIPFWIPRAR if it bit your fat *ss. (And on it goes)
Yes, a minor league depth signing of a little known and insignificant relief pitcher that will toil in AAA sends grown men into vitriolic tizzies. It’s both annoying and hilarious!
He also was tied for the league lead in ERA twice at 0.00.
Another really insightful post from STYMEEDONE….NOT!
He should reconsider. It was a matter of time before the Mets added him to their depth. That WAR has Stearns written all over it.
Who doesn’t remember the classic 2019 Detroit Tigers race to lead the team in home runs between Brandon Dixon and Ronny Rodriguez?
Never heard of him, I’m surprised the White Sox didn’t sign him to a minors deal.
They didn’t want to mess up their 100 loss season.
Ahhh, that makes sense.
Who led the Detroit Tigers in HR’s during the 2019 season?
Will be the final question in the future re-make of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Who knew? Good Job buddy….Enjoy your early retirement!! 🙂
Congrats on a good ride. Tough to top the amazing 2012 run through the College World Series with Arizona.
Not a bad career and leading a team in HR is pretty cool. Good luck to him.
it’s 10x more baffling to bleed you heart out on mlbtr over someone you’ve never met than to comment “who’s brandon dixon” especially since it’s a fair question to even the most regular mlh fans.
hud
“it’s a fair question to even the most regular mlh fans.”
I mean, the first paragraph of the article pretty much answers the question
So, asking “who’s Brandon Dixon” at best shows your ignorance and inability/unwillingness to read. At worst, shows that you’re a [donkey] talking [crap] on someone who’s almost certainly more successful at their chosen career than you are at yours.
plus its fun to pile on the friars since they’ve become a laughing stock now.
Had an excellent year for the Tigers. Should have been given 500 ab’s. Would have hit 50 bombs
He hit 15 in 420 plate appearances. You saying he would have hit 35 more in a small number of additional at bats?
His OPS isnt that much lower than IKF… could have got at least $3M from the Jays
Ugh….yeah you’re right.
Enjoy the next phase of your life, BD!!!
Concrats Nixon you at least got to play in the ML’s. There are a lot of players that never even made it to the big dance and played there whole career just hoping to get the call.
Didn’t know who he was when he played.
if you want to come here and say “WHO?!” then maybe you should go away.
to play a single game in MLB is incredible. 234? amazing. congratulations to Brandon Dixon. the guys that make MLB were godz everywhere else they played.
Thank you Brandon! 2019 would have sucked even worse without you.
made between 4-5 million. success story to me!
I remember him well. Congrats on retirement!
Wish I could have retired at 32.
Say it ain’t so Big Dix!
I feel bad for not knowing him. I try to keep track of the Brandons.