Oswaldo Navarro
| Oswaldo Navarro | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: October 2, 1984 Villa de Cura, Venezuela | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 9, 2006 for the Seattle Mariners | |
| Career statistics (through 2010 season) | |
| Batting average | .130 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Oswaldo Ramses Navarro [nah-vahr-o] (born October 2, 1984 in Villa de Cura, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball shortstop. He was signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Venezuela on August 12, 2001.
Navarro was a September call-up for the Mariners in 2006. In his first at-bat, he recorded a hit on a bunt.
He was granted free agency in 2009 and signed a minor league contract with Houston Astros on December 8, 2009.
Navarro was called up to the Astros on May 20, 2010 following the release of Kaz Matsui.[1] On September 16, Navarro was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Enerio Del Rosario. After clearing waivers, Navarro was outrighted to the Astros' AAA affiliate.
On March 17, 2012, Navarro signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets. Navarro began the year at Double-A Binghamton.[2]
[edit] Personal life
He resides in Maracay, Venezuela with his wife, Angelica, and son, Oswaldo.
[edit] References
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100520&content_id=10228092&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
- ^ Rubin, Adam. "Mets sign infielder Navarro". ESPN New York. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Seattle Mariners players
- Houston Astros players
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- People from Maracay
- Everett AquaSox players
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
- San Antonio Missions players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players
- Round Rock Express players
- Oklahoma City RedHawks players
- Binghamton Mets players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Venezuelan baseball biography stubs
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