28 Facts About Jerry Narron

1.

Jerry Austin Narron was born on January 15,1956 and is an American professional baseball manager, coach, and former player.

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Jerry Narron currently serves as a major league instructor for the Chicago White Sox.

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3.

Jerry Narron has served as manager for the Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds.

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4.

Jerry Narron was the third base coach for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

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5.

Jerry Narron is a nephew of former major league catcher and longtime coach Sam Narron.

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6.

Jerry Narron attended Goldsboro High School, where he played baseball, basketball, and football, and graduated in 1974.

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7.

Jerry Narron played in the major leagues for eight seasons with the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, and California Angels.

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8.

Jerry Narron was drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees in the sixth round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft.

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9.

Jerry Narron played alongside brother Johnny for the Johnson City Cardinals in the Rookie Appalachian League during his first professional season in 1974, batting.

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10.

Jerry Narron played for the Yankees as the backup catcher to Thurman Munson.

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11.

Jerry Narron was the Yankees' starting catcher the day after Munson's death in a plane crash in August 1979, and remained in the dugout during the pregame ceremonies, leaving the catcher's position empty, out of respect for Munson.

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In November 1979 Jerry Narron was traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners with Juan Beniquez, Rick Anderson, and Jim Beattie for Jim Lewis and Ruppert Jones.

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13.

Jerry Narron was released by the Mariners in March 1982, and signed two days later as a free agent by the California Angels.

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14.

Jerry Narron was released by the Angels in April 1987, and signed later that month by the Seattle Mariners, who in turn released him the following November.

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15.

Jerry Narron was then hired as a coach for the Orioles by skipper Johnny Oates.

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16.

Jerry Narron was third-base coach for the Rangers from 1995 until he was named interim manager on May 4,2001, after the firing of manager Johnny Oates.

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17.

Jerry Narron had the interim tag removed and managed the team during the 2002 season.

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18.

Jerry Narron was replaced in Texas by Buck Showalter in December 2002.

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19.

On February 25,2008, Jerry Narron was named a special assignments scout and front-office consultant with the Rangers.

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20.

Jerry Narron served as bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2011 to 2015.

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21.

Jerry Narron was hired to be the 2017 manager of the Reno Aces on December 30,2016.

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22.

Jerry Narron got the job permanently after Gardenhire was hired to be the Detroit Tigers' manager.

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23.

Jerry Narron stepped down from his position as bench coach of the Diamondbacks following the 2019 season.

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24.

Jerry Narron was hired as bench coach for the Boston Red Sox on February 22,2020.

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25.

On February 10,2021, Jerry Narron was hired as a major league instructor for the Chicago White Sox.

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26.

Jerry Narron was the third base coach for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier.

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27.

Jerry Narron has seven children: Connor, Cara, Clare, Caitlyn, Callie, Chelsy and Hunter.

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28.

Jerry Narron is known for writing out lineup cards using a distinct form of calligraphy, and for rendering the names of players from Japan, Korea and Taiwan in their native scripts on the lineup cards.

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