| Johnny Narron | |
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 Narron in the dugout | |
| Hitting coach | |
| Born: (1951-11-13)November 13, 1951 (age 73) Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
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| As coach |
John A. Narron, Jr. (born November 13, 1951) is an Americanprofessional baseballcoach. He is thehitting coach for theLynchburg Hillcats, the High-A affiliate of theCleveland Guardians. He is a former hitting coach of theMilwaukee Brewers and former assistant hitting coach of theTexas Rangers ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He was a confidant and friend of center fielderJosh Hamilton and temporarily acted as an "accountability partner" to help Hamilton in his recovery from drug addiction.
The native ofGoldsboro, North Carolina was afirst baseman in theminor league systems of theNew York Yankees andChicago White Sox in 1974 and 1975.
He is the brother of former Rangers and Reds managerJerry Narron, who served as thebench coach for the Brewers from 2011 to 2015. His late uncleSam Narron was a catcher for theSt. Louis Cardinals and a longtime coach with thePittsburgh Pirates.
Narron played forJohnston City, a Rookie affiliate of theNew York Yankees during the year of 1974. He held a career best .272 batting average for Johnston City with 54 RBIs and 15 HRs. He then went on to play for the low A affiliate of theNew York Yankees,Appleton. Here he posted an .228 batting average with 57 RBIs and 6 HRs.[1]
Narron spent 2007 with theCincinnati Reds organization as the Reds' Major League Video/Administrative Coach. Narron spent four seasons as a coach in the farm system for the Brewers, including stints as hitting coach and manager at rookie-levelHelena Brewers, in 2003, 2004 and 2006.
Narron wasJosh Hamilton's off-field coach for five seasons. He served as an accountability partner for Hamilton, helping him stay free from his addiction to drugs and alcohol. At age 60, Narron was hoping for a more promising job and that came true in 2012 when Narron was offered the job to become the nextMilwaukee Brewers hitting coach. Hamilton was supportive of Narron in his decision to move on with his career, saying "Johnny is very talented and has helped me tremendously, both personally and professionally. He is fulfilling a dream to be a Major League batting coach, and I have told him previously I would never stand in his way from doing that. We will stay in touch, and I wish him great success with the Brewers."[2] Narron was not retained by the Brewers after the 2014 season[3] and was hired soon thereafter by the Angels organization.[4]
| Preceded by | Milwaukee Brewers Hitting Coach 2012 – 2014 | Succeeded by |