Jarrett Parker

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Jarrett Parker
File:San Jose Giants - Jarrett Parker 10-Apr-2011.jpg
Parker with the Sacramento River Cats
San Francisco Giants – No. 6
Outfielder
Born: (1989-01-01) January 1, 1989 (age 35)
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 13, 2015, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average .347
Home runs 6
Runs batted in 14
Teams

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Not to be confused with Jarrod Parker.

Jarrett Paul Parker (born January 1, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career

Born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Parker attended Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, Virginia. Parker later attended the University of Virginia from 2008 to 2010. After struggling as a freshman, Parker led his team to the College World Series as a sophomore in 2009, hitting .355 with 16 home runs.[1] As a junior, Parker hit .333 with ten home runs.[2]

Professional career

Parker was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the second round (74th overall) of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] Parker spent 2011 and 2012 with the Single-A San Jose Giants and was promoted to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels for 2013 and 2014.

The Giants promoted Parker to the major leagues for one day in August 2014, but he did not appear in a game before being optioned to Triple-A Fresno. Because he was on the Major League roster for part of the season, Parker received a 2014 World Series ring, even though he did not play in the majors.[4] In his first four minor league seasons, Parker hit 61 home runs and stole 73 bases, hitting .255 and striking out over 100 times each season.[5]

2015

Parker was promoted for the second time on June 10, 2015,[6] and made his major league debut on June 13, 2015, playing right field and batting 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.[7] On June 14, 2015, Parker got his first major league hit with a single against the Diamondbacks at home. In four games, Parker batted .111 (1-for-9) with five strikeouts. He was optioned back to Triple-A Sacramento when Gregor Blanco returned from the disabled list on June 19.[8]

Parker was recalled on September 11, 2015, and hit his first RBI that night against the San Diego Padres.[9] On September 25, Parker hit a home run into the center field seats at the Oakland Coliseum estimated at 474 feet (144 m).[10] On September 26, in a 14–10 Giants victory over the Oakland A's, Parker became the first rookie in Giants franchise history to hit three home runs in one game, and the first Giant with three homers and seven RBIs since Willie Mays in 1961.[11] Over three games, Parker hit five home runs and 1 grand slam in nine at-bats.[11]

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jarrett-Parker
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