Robert Allen Parnell was born on September 8,1984 and is an American former baseball pitcher.
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20 Facts About Bobby Parnell
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Bobby Parnell played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets and Detroit Tigers.
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Bobby Parnell was drafted by the Mets in the ninth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft after attending Charleston Southern University.
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Bobby Parnell was born on September 9,1984 in Salisbury, North Carolina.
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Bobby Parnell's father, named Robert, and his grandfather were both firefighters.
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Bobby Parnell converted from shortstop to pitcher as a freshman with the Charleston Southern University Buccaneers.
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Bobby Parnell worked as a starter for the minor league teams in the Mets organization, pitching for the Brooklyn Cyclones, St Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, and New Orleans Zephyrs.
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Bobby Parnell earned the honor in the New York–Penn League in 2005, the Florida State League in 2007, and the Eastern League in 2008.
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Bobby Parnell earned a spot in the Mets bullpen to start the 2009 season.
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Bobby Parnell got his first win May 8,2009 against the Pirates; he pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
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Bobby Parnell pitched a career-high seven innings, shutting out the Cubs on five hits while striking out seven.
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On September 21, Bobby Parnell was shut down for the remainder of the 2010 season with an inflamed plica in his right elbow.
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On June 28,2012, Bobby Parnell recorded his first save of the year against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Bobby Parnell was named the Mets closer for the 2013 season due to an injury to Frank Francisco.
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The next day, it was reported that Bobby Parnell tore his ulnar collateral ligament and he underwent Tommy John surgery shortly thereafter, ending his season.
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On February 18,2016, Bobby Parnell signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers, and was invited to spring training.
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In December 2016, Bobby Parnell signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.
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Bobby Parnell exercised an opt out clause in his contract on June 2,2017, and became a free agent.
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Bobby Parnell's secondary pitch and main breaking ball in 2011 was a high-80s slider, but in 2012 he dropped the pitch in favor of a mid-80s knuckle curve.
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Bobby Parnell has toyed in the past with a splitter, but he rarely uses it.
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