| Rey Navarro | |
| Position: | Second baseman |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Bats: | Switch |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 24 |
| Debutyear: | 2015 |
| Debutteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 20 |
| Finalyear: | 2015 |
| Finalteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .276 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 1 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 3 |
| Teams: | |
Reynaldo Navarro (born December 22, 1989) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles in 2015.
Navarro was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy.
In 2010, he was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Carlos Rosa.[1] Prior to the 2014 season he signed with the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
Navarro signed a major league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on November 26, 2014.[3] He was called up to the major leagues on April 24, 2015. He collected his first major league hit, a double, and run during his debut.[4] The very next game he went 3–5 with his first big-league RBI, to help the Orioles defeat the Red Sox, 18–7.[5] On May 13, 2015, in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Navarro hit his first major league home run off of relief pitcher Brett Cecil.[6]
On December 23, 2015, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim claimed Navarro off waivers.
Navarro re–signed with the Angels on a minor league contract on November 23, 2016.[7] He played in 126 games for the Triple–A Salt Lake Bees, batting .279/.342/.380 with seven home runs and 82 RBI. Navarro elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.[8]
On January 16, 2018, Navarro signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners.[9] He was released on April 27, 2018.
On May 8, 2018, Navarro signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
On May 11, 2018, Navarro signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees.[10] After a brief stint with the Double–A Trenton Thunder, he was promoted to the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, for whom he play the remainder of the season, hitting .242/.285/.409 with 10 home runs and 28 RBI. Navarro elected free agency following the season on November 2.[11]
On April 15, 2019, Navarro signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent following the season.