Brian Navarreto

Brian Eduardo Navarreto (born December 29, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins in 2020.

Brian Navarreto
Navarreto with the Chattanooga Lookouts in 2018
Milwaukee Brewers
Catcher
Born: (1994-12-29) December 29, 1994
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 23, 2020, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.400
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Career

Navarreto began playing baseball as a catcher in Little League baseball in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.[1] He attended Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, Florida.

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins selected Navarreto in the sixth round of the 2013 MLB draft.[2] From 2013 to 2017 in the Twins organization, Navarreto spent time with the GCL Twins, Elizabethton Twins, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Fort Myers Miracle, Chattanooga Lookouts, and Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Navarreto was invited to Spring Training with the Twins in 2018 and 2019, but did not make the team either year and spent both seasons in Pensacola.[3]

New York Yankees

On July 25, 2019, Navarreto was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations.[4] At the time of his trade, Navarreto had hit .215/.265/.308 in his minor league career, but also carried a strong 47% caught stealing rate. Navarreto was assigned to the Double-A Trenton Thunder, and would finish out the season there. On November 4, 2019, Navarreto elected free agency.

Miami Marlins

On December 18, 2019, Navarreto signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins.[5] The Marlins promoted him to the major leagues on August 23, 2020.[6] He made his major league debut that day as the starting catcher versus the Washington Nationals.[7] On August 29, 2020, Navarreto was designated for assignment by the Marlins.[8] To begin the 2021 season, Navarreto was assigned to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp of Triple-A East.[9] Navarreto played in 58 games between three Marlins affiliates in 2021: Jacksonville, the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads. With the three teams, Navarreto hit .214/.275/.406 with 9 home runs and 26 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.[10]

Milwaukee Brewers

Prior to the 2022 season, Navarreto signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. However, before the start of the ALPB season, on March 15, 2022, Navarreto signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.[11]

References
  1. Reusse, Patrick (February 14, 2019). "Navarreto's catching allows him to stay employed despite hitting woes". StarTribune.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. Justin Barney. "ACD's Brian Navarreto taken by Twins in sixth round of MLB draft - Sports - The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville, FL". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. "Brian Navarreto Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  4. "Yankees Acquire Brian Navarreto from Twins".
  5. Sussman, Ely (November 26, 2019). "Brian Navarreto signs minor league deal, NRI to Marlins spring training". Fish Stripes. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. RotoWire Staff. "Marlins' Brian Navarreto: Moves up from taxi squad". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. "Former Blue Wahoos catcher Navarreto enjoys special joy with long MLB journey".
  8. "Marlins Announce Several Roster Moves".
  9. Miami Herals
  10. "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents for All 30 MLB Teams".
  11. "Revs Return Two Big Bats and an Old Friend". March 15, 2022.
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