Derek Roszell Bryant is a former professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 player. He played in 39 games in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 for the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....

 in , primarily as an outfielder

Outfielder

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. He currently serves as manager of the Olmecas de Tabasco

Olmecas de Tabasco

The Olmecas de Tabasco are a AAA-level baseball team based in Tabasco playing in the Mexican League. Their homefield is the Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero in Villahermosa.-External links:*...

 in the Mexican League.

Bryant spent his entire career, from 1973 until 1981, in the Athletics organization. During his lone big league season, he batted .179 with three extra base hits in 108 at bat

At bat

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Bryant has managed in the Mexican League on and off since 1988, mostly with the Sultanes de Monterrey (1988, 1995-98, 2001-02). In 1999, he managed the High Desert Mavericks

High Desert Mavericks

The High Desert Mavericks are a minor league baseball team in Adelanto, California, USA. Their Major League parent club is the Seattle Mariners. They are a Class A - Advanced team in the California League and had been a farm team of the Kansas City Royals since 2005 before the switch...

 in the Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...

 farm system. After his last stint with Monterrey, Bryant has managed the Acereros de Monclova

Acereros de Monclova

The Acereros de Monclova are a Mexican Baseball League team that plays in the Zona Norte of the Mexican League. The Estadio De Béisbol Monclova is their home baseball park, which has a capacity of 12,000 fans. The Acereros replaced the Mineros de Coahuila in the 1976 season...

 (2003), the Saraperos de Saltillo

Saraperos de Saltillo

The Saraperos de Saltillo are a AAA-level baseball team playing in the Mexican League. They have won 3 championships in 1980, 2009, and 2010. Their homefield is the Estadio De Béisbol Francisco I. Madero in Saltillo, Coahuila. Juan Jose Pacho is the team manager....

 (2004-07) and the Vaqueros Laguna

Vaqueros Laguna

The Vaqueros Laguna are a AAA-level baseball team playing in the Mexican League.- History :The team was established in 1940 under the name Algodoneros de Unión Laguna. It did not take long for their first league pennant since in 1942 under the command of Martin Dihigo they won both the Zona Norte...

(2009-10). 2011 is his first season with Tabasco.

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