Brian Navarreto #23

Graduated from Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville. Fla., where he played high school baseball with Javier Baez...Is a native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, the same city as former teammate with the Twins, Jose Berrios...Is a freestyle Spanish rapper, recording music in his free time.

2025

Played in eight games with the Marlins in 2025, batting .286 (4-for-14) with three runs, two doubles, one home run, five RBI and three strikeouts...Combined to play 36.0 innings at catcher in eight games (three starts), posting a 1.000 fielding pct. (zero E/40 TC)...Opponents were successful on four of four stolen base attempts...Was signed by Miami as a free agent on March 4 and assigned to Triple-A Jacksonville to start the season...Had contract selected from Triple-A Jacksonville on Sept. 1...In 47 games with the Jumbo Shrimp, producing a .229/.301/.392 (35-for-153) slash line with 22 runs, five doubles, one triple, six home runs and 27 RBI...Made first start of season on Sept. 11 vs. Washington, also marking his first Major League game since Aug. 25, 2020 (1,837 days in between games)...Hit first career home run in first at-bat in game on Sept. 11...Marked the second-most days in between at-bats, with a home run in the player's first at-bat back in MLB since Ron Tingley (Oct. 2, 1982-Aug. 3, 1998 - 2,132 days) among players who made their MLB debut since 1900 (per Elias)...His first start with Miami was also a 5-0 shutout win...Became the first MLB player to catch a shutout in his first MLB start after a gap of at least five years since SD's B. Oldison on July 17, 1960 vs. CIN (per Elias)...Also became the first MLB player to catch at least two shutouts over his first three career starts behind the plate since TEX T. Teagarden in 2018 (per Elias)...His second career start on Aug. 25, 2020 was a 3-0 Marlins shutout win...Played in 21 games with Cangrejeros de Santurce in the PRWL following the regular season...Hit .145 (8-for-55) with five runs, five RBI, seven walks and 10 strikeouts...Named to the PBPRC All-Star Team...Led the Cangrejeros in innings (140.0) at catcher, posting a .986 fielding pct. Caught four of 11 attempted base-stealers (36%)...Signed by Miami as a Minor League free agent with an invitation to Spring Training on Dec. 15.

2024

Invited to his second consecutive Spring Training with the Brewers but did not participate due to injury...Missed time during two separate IL stints (April 8-June 20 and Sept. 19-26)...In 40 games with the Sounds, slashed .224/.272/.296 (33-for-147), 16 runs, five doubles, one triple, one home run and 19 RBI...Played in 27 games with Cangrejeros de Santurce following the season, slashing .226/.313/.286 (19-for-84) with 11 runs, five doubles and six RBI.

2023

Spent his second straight season at Triple-A Nashville in 2023, batting .233 with seven HR and 42 RBI in 78 games.

2022

Last season - his first in the Brewers organization - batted .269 with four HR and 18 RBI in 43 games at Triple-A Nashville.

2020

Played in two games for the Marlins in 2020. Went 2x5 (.400) at the plate...Made his Major League debut on August 23 in Washington. Went 2x3 with two single. Collected his first Major League hit off Anibal Sanchez in the 6th inning.

2019

Brian Eduardo Navarreto split 2019 between the Twins' and Yankees' systems, batting .175 in 50 games, with five doubles, six home runs, and 20 RBI...Threw out 29.3 percent of base runners attempting to steal (12-of-41).

2018

Invited to Twins' Spring Training, the first of his career, in 2018; reassigned to minor league camp March 7 and reported to Double-A Chattanooga where he spent the entire season...Hit .293 (22-for-75) with five doubles, one home run and six RBI in 20 May games...Threw out 57 percent (32-for-56) of potential base stealers for the Lookouts...Led the Lookouts in games caught (96)...ranked third in overall games played (97) and hits (88)...Played seven games for Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter League going 0x15 from October 13-26. Went on to play 22 games for Gigantes de Carolina in the Puerto Rican Winter League, hitting .333 (23x69) November 24-December 29.

2017

Began season with Single-A Ft. Myers ... Named Florida State Midseason All-Star ... Promoted to Double-A Chattanooga July 27 ... Combined to hit .209 (67-for-321) with 13 doubles, four home runs, 28 RBI, 31 runs scored, 20 walks and a .264 on-base percentage at both levels combined...caught 90 games (88 starts) ... Combined to throw out 46% (38-for-71) of potential base stealers at both levels

2016

Spent season with Single-A Ft. Myers...placed on 7-day disabled list April 25 with a right knee sprain; reinstated May 10...reached base safely in 10 straight games for the Miracle June 13-July 2...placed on 7-day disabled list again July 18 with a concussion; reinstated July 27...led the Miracle in games caught (70); made 67 starts...threw out 52% (33-for-64) of potential base stealers

2015

Spent season with Single-A Cedar Rapids as Kernels primary catcher...placed on 7-day disabled list May 4, with a left wrist sprain; reinstated May 26...caught 84 games for the Kernels and played one game at first base...hit the walk-off single in the decisive Game 3 of the Midwest League semi-finals to advance the Kernels to the Midwest League Championship Series.

2014

Spent season with Rookie Elizabethton, playing in just 31 games...caught 27 games (25 starts) for the E-Twins, throwing out 59% (11-for-16) of potential base stealers.

2013

Began professional career with the GCL Twins, hitting .226 (31-for-137), leading the GCL Twins in doubles (10)...played 19 games (18 starts) at catcher, 19 games (17 starts) at first base and four games (3 starts) at third base...threw out 34% (10-for-29) of potential base stealers.