Rey Navarro
| Rey Navarro | |||
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||
| Second baseman | |||
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Born: December 22, 1989 Caguas, Puerto Rico | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 24, 2015, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Batting average | .276 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 3 | ||
| Teams | |||
Reynaldo Navarro (born December 22, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball second baseman in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2015.
Career
Navarro was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy. In 2010 he was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Carlos Rosa.[1] Prior to the 2014 season he signed with the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
Navarro signed a major league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on November 26, 2014.[3] He was called up to the major leagues on April 24, 2015. He collected his first major league hit, a double, and run during his debut.[4] The very next game he went 3-5 with his first Big-League RBI, to help the Orioles defeat the Red Sox, 18-7.[5] On May 13, 2015, in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Navarro hit his first major league home run off of relief pitcher Brett Cecil.[6]
On December 23, 2015, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim claimed Navarro off waivers. Navarro signed a minor league contract with the Angels on November 23, 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ "BaseballAmerica.com: Majors: Trade Central: D'Backs, Royals Exchange Mid-Level Prospects". baseballamerica.com. May 2, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Northwest Arkansas Naturals - Northwest Arkansas Naturals News". Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ "School of Roch: Orioles sign Rey Navarro to major league deal". MASNsports. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2015/04/orioles-set-to-recall-rey-navarro.html
- ↑ http://www.camdenchat.com/2015/4/26/8500357/orioles-red-sox-recap-slaughter
- ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2015_05_13_tormlb_balmlb_1&mode=box&partnerId=LR_box
- ↑ Todd, Jeff (November 23, 2016). "Minor MLB Transactions: 11/23/16". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)