Oswaldo Navarro | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Villa de Cura, Venezuela | October 2, 1984|
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 runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Oswaldo Ramsés Navarro [nah-vahr'-o] (born October 2, 1984) 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.
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]
Navarro resides in Maracay, Venezuela with his wife, Angelica Gil, and their sons Oswaldo Andres and Darlín Andreina.