Oswaldo Navarro

Venezuelan baseball player
Baseball player
Oswaldo Navarro
Navarro playing for the Round Rock Express, triple-A affiliates of the Houston Astros, in 2010
Shortstop
Born: (1984-10-02) October 2, 1984 (age 39)
Villa de Cura, Venezuela
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 2006, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
July 18, 2010, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average.130
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams
  • Seattle Mariners (2006)
  • Houston Astros (2010)

Oswaldo Ramsés Navarro [nah-vahr'-o] (born October 2, 1984 in Villa de Cura, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. He was signed by the Seattle Mariners as a non-drafted free agent out of Venezuela on August 12, 2001.

Career

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 the 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

Navarro resides in Maracay, Venezuela with his wife, Angelica Gil, and their sons Oswaldo Andres and Darlín Andreina.

See also

Sources

  1. ^ McTaggart, Brian. Astros decide to part ways with Matsui. MLB.com. Retrieved on May 20, 2010.
  2. ^ 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 Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
  • Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
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