Jarrett Parker
| Jarrett Parker | |||
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 Parker with the Sacramento River Cats | |||
| San Francisco Giants – No. 6 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: January 1, 1989 Fort Belvoir, Virginia | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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 no 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
- ↑ Kolenich, Eric (April 4, 2013). "Return to Virginia could be blessing for Squirrels’ Parker". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- ↑ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jarrett-Parker
- ↑ Jenkins, Jay (August 16, 2010). "Parker gets deal done". The Daily Progress.
- ↑ Schulman, Henry (June 12, 2015). "Jarrett Parker ‘ridiculously excited’ to be back with Giants". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ Ritzo, Joe (November 5, 2014). "Next Crop Of Former SJ Giants Look To Debut In 2015". MLB Advanced Media.
- ↑ Schulman, Henry (June 10, 2015). "Giants Splash: Updates on Blanco, Pence and Cain". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ Shea, John (June 13, 2015). "Giants struggle again at home, lose 4-2 to Diamondbacks". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ Shea, John (June 19, 2015). "Blanco’s return gives Giants more flexibility in outfield". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ Kawahara, Matt (September 12, 2015). "Peavy sharp as Giants beat Padres, 9-1, and gain a game in N.L. West". The Sacramento Bee.
- ↑ Kawahara, Matt (September 26, 2015). "Parker steals spotlight with three homers in Giants’ 14-10 win over A’s". The Sacramento Bee.
- 1 2 Shea, John (September 26, 2015). "Wow, wow, wow — Jarrett Parker hits three homers for Giants". San Francisco Chronicle.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)