Brandon Douglas Moss (born September 16, 1983 in Loganville, Georgia) is an American professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Brandon is a cousin of country musician Alan Jackson.
Brandon Moss was drafted in the 8th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Boston Red Sox, out of Loganville High School in Loganville, Georgia. He was an 18 year old infielder when drafted, and transitioned into an outfield role.
On March 25, 2008, (MLB Japan Opening Day 2008) in a game held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Moss was a last-minute starter in right field after J.D. Drew was scratched from the line-up with lower back tightness. During this game, he hit his first major league home run in the 9th inning off of Oakland A's closer Huston Street to tie the game. The Red Sox would go on to win the game 6-5 in 10 innings. After playing the first two games of the season, Moss was sent down to the Pawtucket Red Sox on March 26.
Brandon Moss was brought back up on April 29 and was batting .286 on May 3 when he was diagnosed with appendicitis and brought to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy.
On July 31, 2008, Moss was traded along with Craig Hansen to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three team deal that sent Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Jason Bay to Boston.