Career
He was listed at 6" 5", 205 pounds, and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Born in Wilrijk, Belgium, Lesher entered the majors in 1996 with the Oakland Athletics, playing for three consecutive years before joining the Seattle Mariners (2000) and Toronto Blue Jays (2002). His most productive season came in 1997 with Oakland, when he posted career-highs in games (46), home runs (4), runs batted in (17), runs scored (17), and stolen bases (4).
Brian is the only person born in Belgium to play Major League Baseball.
In a five-season career, Lesher was a.224 hitter (59-for-263) with nine home runs and 38 Reserve Bank of India in 108 games.