Russell Dixon

Russell Dixon [David Russell Dixon, Jr.] is a former American Minor League Baseball Player active during the 2005-2009 seasons who played as high as Low A (A). He last played in the Houston Astros organization in 2009. His date of birth is August 28th, 1985 and he is currently 41 years old. He was born in Houston, Texas. He played his high school baseball for the Second Baptist School High School Fighting Eagles in Houston, Texas. He played 3 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the Auburn University Tigers [Southeastern Conference] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers Evan Crawford, Josh Donaldson, Clete Thomas and Taylor Thompson. Participated in the D1 NCAA Tournament in 2005 [Regionals]. He was drafted and signed in the 7th round (231st overall) of the 2007 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft ...
by the Houston Astros, receiving a $123,000 signing bonus. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Brian Pellegrini, Steve Brown, Bruce Edwards, Brandon Barnes, Josh Donaldson, Philip Stringer and Ronald Ramirez. Dixon played 3 minor league seasons with the Houston Astros. Finished 8th in Southeastern Conference with 5 Sacrifice Flies in 2005. Finished 5th in Southeastern Conference with 19 Doubles in 2006.