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Brian Roberts (baseball)

Brian Roberts, American baseball player

Born
October 9, 1977
Age in 2026
49
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1977

About Brian Roberts (baseball)

Brian Michael Roberts (born October 9, 1977) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2001 and played for the team until 2013. He played his final season for the New York Yankees in 2014. He made it in the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in 2018. == Early life, education and college baseball career == Roberts was born in Durham, North Carolina, to parents Mike and Nancy Roberts. He grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At the age of 5, Roberts underwent open heart surgery to repair an atrial septal defect. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School. === College-baseball career === Roberts enrolled at the University of North Carolina, where he played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) of NCAA Division I. His father, Mike Roberts, was the Tar Heels' head coach. No other Division I baseball program offered Roberts a scholarship.

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Career and life highlights

Brian Roberts (baseball) timeline

  1. Roberts was drafted by the Orioles in the first round (50th overall) of the 1999 MLB draft.
  2. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2001 and played for the team until 2013.
  3. He played his final season for the New York Yankees in 2014.

The world when Brian Roberts (baseball) was born

Brian Roberts (baseball) was born in 1977. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1977

  • #1 song"You Light Up My Life" – Debby Boone
  • Top movieStar Wars
  • Top TV showHappy Days
  • Best-selling bookThe Silmarillion – J.R.R. Tolkien

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentPelé retires after final match with the New York Cosmos
  • Top headlineStar Wars premieres and changes cinema forever
  • Technology milestoneApple II computer released
  • Defining fadStar Wars mania
  • Notable inventionAtari 2600 video game console
  • World population4.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPortland Trail Blazers (NBA)
  • U.S. population220.2M

1977 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Brian Roberts (baseball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19772026
Gas$0.62$3.45/gal
Average home$49,300$435,000
Average income$16,009$67,500
Minimum wage$2.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.23$11.95
Postage stamp$0.13$0.73
Population220.2M341 million

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