Oswaldo Navarro
| Oswaldo Navarro | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: October 2, 1984 Villa de Cura, Venezuela | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| September 9, 2006 for the Seattle Mariners | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 18, 2010 for the Houston Astros | |||
Career statistics | |||
| 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 former 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 spent the year at Double-A Binghamton before retiring.[2]
Personal life
He resides in Maracay, Venezuela with his wife, Angelica, and son, Oswaldo.
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.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)