Jarrett Paul Parker (born January 1, 1989) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Amateur career

Born in

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, Parker attended

Colonial Forge High School Colonial Forge High School is a public high school in Stafford, Virginia serving students in grades nine through twelve in the central portion of Stafford County, Virginia. Location and demographics Colonial Forge is located on Courthouse Road, ...

in Stafford, Virginia. Parker later attended the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

from 2008 to 2010. After struggling as a freshman, Parker led his team to the College World Series as a sophomore in 2009, hitting .355 with 16 home runs. In the summer of 2009, he played for the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a junior, Parker hit .333 with ten home runs.

Professional career

San Francisco Giants

Parker was drafted by the

in the second round (74th overall) of the

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. Parker spent 2011 and 2012 with the Single-A

San Jose Giants The San Jose Giants are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Located in San Jose, California, the Giants play their home games at Excite Ballpark. Games San Jose Giants ga ...

and was promoted to the Double-A

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for 2013 and 2014. The Giants promoted Parker to the major leagues for one day in August 2014, but he did not appear in a game before being optioned to Triple-A

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. Because he was on the Major League roster for part of the season, Parker received a

2014 World Series The 2014 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2014 season. The 110th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants and the Ameri ...

ring, even though he did not play in the majors. In his first four minor league seasons, Parker hit 61 home runs and stole 73 bases, hitting .255 and striking out over 100 times each season.

2015

Parker was promoted for the second time on June 10, 2015, and made his major league debut on June 13, 2015, playing right field and batting 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. On June 14, 2015, Parker got his first major league hit with a single against Rubby De La Rosa of the Arizona Diamondbacks. In four games, Parker batted .111 (1-for-9) with five strikeouts. He was optioned back to Triple-A

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when

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returned from the disabled list on June 19. Parker was recalled on September 11, 2015, and hit his first RBI that night against the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...

. On September 25, Parker hit a home run into the center field seats at the

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estimated at . On September 26, in a 14–10 Giants victory over the Oakland A's, Parker became the first rookie in Giants franchise history to hit three home runs in one game, and the first Giant with three homers and seven RBIs since

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in 1961. Over three games, Parker hit five home runs (including 1 grand slam) in nine at-bats.

2016

Parker opened the 2016 season with Triple-A Sacramento. He was called up to the Giants on May 9, but was sent back down a few days later. He was recalled again on May 24 following an injury to

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. Parker was optioned again on July 29 to clear a roster spot for Eduardo Nunez. Parker was activated again on August 28. For the season, Parker appeared in 63 games, batting .236 with 5 home runs and 14 RBIs.

2017

Parker was expected to compete with Mac Williamson for the starting left field job in 2017. He was named to the opening day 25-man roster for the first time in his career, platooning with

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. On April 15, Parker suffered a broken right collarbone after making a running catch against the outfield wall. He was released by the Giants on March 30, 2018.

Los Angeles Angels

On December 6, 2018, Parker signed a minor-league deal with the

. He opened the 2019 season with the

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. On July 3, the Angels selected his contract and promoted him to the major leagues. On July 13, he was designated for assignment. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.

New York Mets

On December 5, 2019, Parker signed a minor league contract with the

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. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

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