Sam Narron (pitcher)

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Sam Narron

Milwaukee Brewers — No. 38
Pitcher
Born: July 12, 1981 (1981-07-12) (age 26)
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
Major League Baseball debut
July 30, 2004 for the Texas Rangers
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2007)
Win-Loss     0-0
Earned run average     13.50
Strikeouts     1
Teams

Samuel Franklin Narron (born July 12, 1981 in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently plays in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He pitched in one game for the Texas Rangers in the 2004 season. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. On April 28, 2008, Narron hit a home run for the Huntsville Stars, the first home run on the season for a pitcher. He is the grandson of former major league catcher Sam Narron.

[edit] Minor league career

Narron was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. He began that season with their Rookie League affiliate, the Pulaski Rangers. In 2003, he was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Stockton Ports. The following season, he advanced to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders, where he was named to the Texas League mid-season All-Star team,[1] and the Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks. Narron was also called up the the major league Rangers for one game.

On September 24, 2004, Narron was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers. He later underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the entire 2005 season.[1] Narron returned to the game in 2006, playing for Milwaukee's Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees. In 2007, he played with the Double-A Huntsville Stars. After starting 2008 in Huntsville, he was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds on May 16, 2008.

[edit] External links

  1. ^ a b "Sam Narron." Nashville Sounds. 16 May 2008.
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