Oswaldo Navarro #17

Name is pronounced Oswaldo (ohz-WALL-doh) Navarro (nah-VAHR-oh) ... Attended Aquiles Nazoa High School in Venezuela... originally signed by Seattle as a 16-year-old nondrafted free agent on Aug. 12, 2001...signed by Mariners scouts Emilio Carrasquel and Pedro Avila ... Joined the Houston organization as a non-roster invitee to 2009 Spring Training...after finishing the season with Triple A Round Rock, re-signed to a oneyear minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training on Nov. 12, 2010.

2010

Went 1x20 with five walks in 14 games over two stints with the Astros...started six games at shortstop, the first starts of his MLB career, all coming after an injury to Tommy Manzella...marked his first appearance on a MLB roster since 2006 with Seattle...after battling injuries (left quad strain) in Spring Training as a non-roster invitee, began the season at Triple A Round Rock...had his contract purchased on May 20 and stayed with the club before being optioned back to Triple A on May 28... recalled on June 23 and later optioned on July 21...designated for assignment on Sept. 16 and outrighted to Triple A on Sept. 20...hit .271 (78x288) with 24 doubles, six homers and 37 RBI in 81 games at Triple A...played 35 games at shortstop, 34 games at second base and 16 at third base...originally signed as a minor league free agent on Dec. 8, 2009, after spending his previous eight professional seasons (2002-09) in the Seattle organization.

2009

Split the season between Double A West Tennessee and Triple A Tacoma, hitting .255 (89x349) in a combined 111 games with 13 doubles, one triple, one home run and 25 RBI...appeared in 98 games at shortstop (also had starts at second base and third base).

2008

Appeared in 104 games with Tacoma...was the Rainiers lone representative at the Triple A All- Star Game...hit .438 (14x32) with four multi-hit games during a season-high, nine-game hitting streak from May 4-12... recorded 23 multi-hit games, including a season-high four hits on June 19 at Las Vegas...hit .304 (21x69) with 11 runs scored, five doubles and two RBI in 21 games in June...played for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League, hitting .342 (13x38) in 18 games.

2007

Spent the season with Tacoma...hit home runs in back-to-back games on June 16-17...knocked in a season-high four RBI on Aug. 12 at Colorado Springs...played for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League.

2006

Navarro got his first Major League hit in his first official at-bat Sept. 13 against Toronto's A.J. Burnett. Navarro made his Major League debut Sept. 12 and had a critical sacrifice bunt in the 13th inning of that game. Hit .246 with Triple-A Tacoma and .267 with Double-A San Antonio.

2005

Spent entire campaign with Wisconsin, appearing in 120 games with a .269 average, 29 doubles, nine home runs and 69 RBI...established professional career highs in games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, sacrifice hits, sacrifice flies, walks and strikeouts...Played 57 games at second base, 53 at shortstop and two at third base...had 24 at-bats as the designated hitter...Tallied a career-high .974 fielding percentage at second base, making eight errors...committed a club-high 27 errors (18 at shortstop)...Tied for the team lead with 29 doubles...led the club with 10 sacrifice flies... batted .293 (63x215) as the club's second baseman...Had season-high seven-game hit streak, hitting .400 (10x25) from May 1-8...Hit .318 (28x88) with 12 runs, seven doubles, two home runs and 15 RBI in 24 games in May...Hit four of his nine home runs from June 11-26...Went 2x5 with two runs, a grand slam, and four RBI on Aug. 3 vs. South Bend...Recorded 33 multi-hit games, including six three-hit games...Batted .333 (14x42) in 10 playoff games for the Timber Rattlers...had one home run and a team-high tying nine runs and 12 RBI during the playoffs.

2004

Began season with Wisconsin, appearing in 40 games... transferred to Everett on June 9...led the Northwest League and set a new Everett record with 27 doubles in a season...finished tied for 4th in the league in stolen bases (17)...had two six-game hitting streaks (July 4-11 and July 30-Aug. 5)...recorded a season-high four RBI on July 31 at Boise...recorded 21 multi-hit games, including one four-hit game and two three hit games...hit .299 (41x137) on the road, compared to .246 (32x130) at home...named to the NWL All-Star team...named Everett's Most Valuable Player by the Seattle Mariners.

2003

Played in 61 games at shortstop for Everett...had a season-high seven-game hit streak from July 1-9, during which he hit .370 (10x27) with seven runs, two doubles, two RBI, and four stolen bases...scored 11 runs in six straight games from Aug. 3-8...had 16 multi-hit games, including five three-hit games...led team with 42 runs scored and tied for team lead with 16 stolen bases...participated in the Mariners 2003 Arizona Instructional League...played for Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League.

2002

Batted .261 (31x119) in 37 games with Aguirre...participated in Mariners Arizona Instructional League.