Edwin Maysonet is a professional baseball

Professional baseball

Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....

 shortstop

Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

. He has played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 for the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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 in 2008-09. He currently plays for the Nashville Sounds

Nashville Sounds

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 in the Milwaukee Brewers

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 organization.

Career

Maysonet was drafted by the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...

 in the 19th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft

2003 Major League Baseball Draft

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 out of Delta State University

Delta State University

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. He played that season for their Class A (Short Season) Tri-City ValleyCats. In 2004, he played for the Class A Lexington Legends

Lexington Legends

The Lexington Legends are a minor league baseball team of the South Atlantic League , and the Class A affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Lexington, Kentucky, and play their home games at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, located in an industrial area on the northeast side of the city just...

. He split the 2005 season between Lexington and the Class A-Advanced Salem Avalanche

Salem Avalanche

The Salem Red Sox are a minor league baseball team in Salem, Virginia, USA, an independent city adjacent to Roanoke, Virginia. They are a Class High-A team in the Carolina League and are a farm team of the Boston Red Sox...

. He returned to Salem for the entire 2006 season. He played the entire 2007 season with the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks

Corpus Christi Hooks

The Corpus Christi Hooks are a minor league baseball team of the Texas League, and are the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and are named for the city's association with fishing. The team's ownership group is headed by Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan...

. He played the majority of the 2008 season with the Triple-A Round Rock Express

Round Rock Express

The Round Rock Express is a class Triple-A Pacific Coast League minor league baseball team in Round Rock, Texas, owned by RSR Sports and founded by Reid Ryan, son of Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. The team is affiliated with the Texas Rangers, for whom Nolan Ryan serves as the president and...

, but was called up by the Astros on September 1. He made his major league debut on September 7. Matsonet played 39 games for Houston in 2009 but played the rest of the season with Round Rock. Besides a brief rehab assignment with the Gulf Coast League Astros

Gulf Coast League Astros

The Gulf Coast League Astros are a minor league baseball team of the Gulf Coast League , and a Rookie-level affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Kissimmee, Florida, and play their home games at Osceola County Stadium. The GCL Astros began play in 1977. The team suspended operations...

 in 2010, Maysonet played most of his 2010 season with Round Rock.

He was granted free agency after the 2010 season. On December 20, 2010, the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

 signed him to a minor league deal with an invitiation to spring training in 2011.

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