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Card: 2009 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP-145
Position: SS/2B/3B
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Player Bio:
Andrew B. Parrino (born October 31, 1985 in Brockport, NY) is a former professional baseball player. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics. He has Albanian origin from Italy, Sicily.
He played three years of college baseball at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. He was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2007. He was only the second position player to make it to MLB out of Le Moyne.
Andy was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 26th round of the 2007 amateur draft. He was signed by scout Jim Bretz and made his pro debut that summer.
Parrino reached the majors in 2011, making his debut on August 26th as a pinch-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Playing the outfield, he got his first major league hit against Ian Kennedy on August 28th.
On November 16, 2012, he was traded to the Oakland Athletics along with Andrew Werner in return for Tyson Ross and A.J. Kirby-Jones. Andy is on Twitter @ParrinoAndy
(excerpted from Baseball Almanac, BR Bullpen & Wikipedia)
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