Johnny Narron

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Narron in the dugout

John A. Narron, Jr. (born 1951) is the current hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers, and the former Assistant Hitting Coach of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. He is a confidant and friend of center fielder Josh Hamilton and temporarily acted as an "accountability partner" to help Hamilton in his recovery from drug addiction.

The native of Goldsboro, North Carolina, was a first baseman in the minor league systems of the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox in 1974 and 1975.

Narron spent 2007 with the Cincinnati Reds organization as the Reds' Major League Video/Administrative Coach. Narron spent four seasons as a coach in the farm system for the Brewers, including stints as hitting coach and manager at rookie-level Helena Brewers, in 2003, 2004 and 2006.

He is the brother of former Rangers and Reds manager Jerry Narron, who is currently the bench coach for the Brewers. His late uncle Sam Narron was a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and a longtime coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Major League Experience

Narron played for Johnston City, a Rookie affiliate of the New York Yankees during the year of 1974. He held a career best .272 batting average for Johnston City with 54 RBIs and 15 HRs. He then went on to play for the low A affiliate of the New York Yankees, Appleton. Here he posted an .228 batting average with 57 RBIs and 6 HRs.^[1]

Accountability Partner

Narron was Josh Hamilton's off-field coach for five seasons. He served as an accountability partner for Hamilton, helping him stay free from his addiction to drugs and alcohol. At age 60, Narron was hoping for a more promising job and that came true in 2012 when Narron was offered the job to become the next Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach. Hamilton seems to be very supportive of Narron in his decision to move on with his career:"Johnny is very talented and has helped me tremendously, both personally and professionally," Hamilton said in a statement. "He is fulfilling a dream to be a Major League batting coach, and I have told him previously I would never stand in his way from doing that. We will stay in touch, and I wish him great success with the Brewers."^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Palmer, Pete. "John Narron." Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2012. <http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=narron001joh>.
↑ "Josh Hamilton's Mentor Leaves for Brewers." USA Today. Gannett, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2012.
↑ "Coaching staff bios". Roster. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Rangers.com coach page

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Restricted list	65 Miguel de los Santos

Coaching staff	Manager 10 Ron Roenicke Bench 36 Jerry Narron First base 35 Garth Iorg Third base 6 Ed Sedar Hitting 13 Johnny Narron Pitching 39 Rick Kranitz Bullpen 43 Lee Tunnell Bullpen catcher 55 Marcus Hanel Coach 33 John Shelby Coach -- Mike Guerrero

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Name	Narron, Johhny
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Short description	American baseball player and coach
Date of birth	1951
Place of birth	Goldsboro, North Carolina
Date of death
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