Andrew B. Parrino (born October 31, 1985) is an American former professional

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player. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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College

Parrino has Albanian origin from

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. Parrino played three years of college baseball at

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in Syracuse, New York. He was named the

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Player of the Year in 2007. He was only the second position player to make it to MLB out of Le Moyne.

Professional career

San Diego Padres

Parrino was drafted by the Padres in the 26th round of the

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and signed by the team's Northeast Scouting Director, Jim Bretz. He was promoted to the Padres on August 26, 2011, to make his MLB debut. He played in 24 games in 2011, playing third, shortstop, second, and the outfield. Parrino collected 8 hits in 44 at-bats. Parrino opened 2012 as the Padres'

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, edging out

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in spring training. He made 24 starts at shortstop (18), second (5), and third (1) before being placed on the disabled list June 3 with a sprained right wrist. Parrino spent July and August with the Triple-A Tucson Padres, batting .328 in 65 games. He was recalled from Triple-A on September 5 and finished out the season with 7 more starts in 15 games played, picking up 8 hits in 24 at-bats. For the season, he totaled a .207 batting average with a .316 on-base percentage.

Oakland Athletics

Parrino was traded to the

on November 16, 2012, with

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for Tyson Ross and A.J. Kirby-Jones. At the end of 2013 spring training, Oakland optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento. On April 10, 2013, Parrino was recalled by Oakland to replace the injured Scott Sizemore. On February 27, 2014, Parrino was designated for assignment by the Athletics. The Texas Rangers claimed him on March 3. He was claimed off waivers by the Athletics on April 21, 2014. Parrino was recalled to the Athletics on August 15, after an injury to starting shortstop Jed Lowrie. On January 10, 2015, Parrino was designated for assignment. On May 22, Athletics purchased his contract from Triple-A

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. He played 17 games for the Athletics before being returned to Nashville, where he played the rest of the season. He elected to become a free agent at the season's end.

Chicago White Sox

On December 4, 2015, Parrino signed a minor league deal with the

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. He became a free agent on November 7, 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parrino, Andy 1985 births Living people American people of Arbëreshë descent American people of Italian descent Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Baseball players from New York (state) Eugene Emeralds players Fort Wayne TinCaps players Fort Wayne Wizards players Gigantes del Cibao players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Oakland Athletics players Lake Elsinore Storm players Le Moyne Dolphins baseball players Nashville Sounds players Pan American Games medalists in baseball Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States People from Brockport, New York Round Rock Express players Sacramento River Cats players San Antonio Missions players San Diego Padres players Tucson Padres players United States national baseball team players Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games