 For ten years, Brassingtons professional career was plagued by elbow, shoulder and rotator cuff injuries, but still managed to make the 1999 and 2000 US Northern League All-Star teams and play in the Australian Baseball League on and off throughout its existence.He also debuted for the Australian national baseball team in 1996.Brassington played his last full season of professional baseball until 2003 with Allentown in the independent Northeast League.