NAVARRO Efren

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 14 May 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.82/5'11''

Place of birth: LYNWOOD, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Baseball MEX Mexico	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group A #3 MEX Mexico 0 DOM Dominican Rep. 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group A #5 JPN Japan 7 MEX Mexico 4	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 #7 ISR Israel 12 MEX Mexico 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Baseball Classic

Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Baseball	2013
13	Baseball	2017

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Baseball	2019

Occupation:

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Toros de Tijuana [Mexico] since 2020

Omar Vizquel [club], VEN; Benjamin Gil [national], MEX

Position style:

Infield, Outfield (baseball-reference.com, 2020)

Bats left, throws left (baseball-reference.com, 2020)

National league:

Mexican Baseball League [MEX] (agpnoticias.com, 11 Jul 2021)

His parents. (marca.com, 17 Nov 2019)

He received the Gold Glove Award as the best defensive first baseman in the 2020/21 Mexican Pacific Winter League season. (lmp.mx, 03 Mar 2021)

In 2013 he was named to the Triple-A All-Star Game and the Post-Season All-Star Team while playing for the Salt Lake Bees in the United States of America. (milb.com, 14 Jun 2018)

He was named to the All-Star Team of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organisation in 2013 by Minor League Baseball. (milb.com, 14 Jun 2018)

He was named to the Midwest League All-Star Game in 2008 while playing for the Cedar Rapids. (milb.com, 14 Jun 2018)

General Interest

General
OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION HERO
He batted in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning in the bronze medal game of the 2019 Premier 12 tournament in Japan against the United States of America, which secured Olympic qualification for Mexico. "I knew something like this would happen and I came through when we needed to. It's a great honour and a historic achievement for Mexico." (tomateros.com.mx, 17 Nov 2019; WBSC YouTube channel, 16 Nov 2019; japantimes.co.jp, 17 Nov 2019)

MLB EXPERIENCE
He was drafted in the 50th round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim team. He played in the Angels' minor league affiliate teams before making his Major League Baseball debut in September 2011. He played for the Angels in a total of 130 MLB games in 2011 and from 2013-15, and 23 MLB games for the Detroit Tigers in 2017. In 2018 he played in four MLB games with the Chicago Cubs before departing to Japan, where he joined the Hanshin Tigers in the NPB and played in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In March 2020, he signed for Toros de Tijuana in the Mexican Baseball League and made his debut in 2021, after the previous season had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also had stints in the Mexican and Dominican winter leagues. (baseball-reference.com, 2021; milb.com, 20 May 2021)

HERITAGE
He was born in Lynwood, CA, United States of America, to Mexican parents. "My parents were born in Mexico, in Michoacan [state]. They made a big sacrifice so that my sisters and I had a better future. It's an honour that they can say that their son plays for Mexico. I often return to the farm where they lived. I will even take my children there so they can know the place where my parents and grandparents used to live." (Team Mexico Baseball YouTube channel, 21 Feb 2019; marca.com, 17 Nov 2019)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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