Born February 9, 1984
Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Dioner Navarro played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 2004 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 2016.
Across 1,009 games he batted .250, with 802 hits and 322 runs. He finished with 77 home runs, 142 doubles and 14 stolen bases.
He played 891 games behind the plate, with 6,113 putouts and 67 errors. He turned 54 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 2008. He hit three home runs in a game in 2013.
He was born in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela on February 9, 1984. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2008 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NYY | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| 2005 | LAD | 50 | 176 | 21 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 0 | .273 |
| 2006 | LAD/TBD | 81 | 268 | 28 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 51 | 2 | .254 |
| 2007 | TBD | 119 | 388 | 46 | 88 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 67 | 3 | .227 |
| 2008 | TBR | 120 | 427 | 43 | 126 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 34 | 49 | 0 | .295 |
| 2009 | TBR | 115 | 376 | 38 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 18 | 51 | 5 | .218 |
| 2010 | TBR | 48 | 124 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 0 | .194 |
| 2011 | LAD | 64 | 176 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 0 | .193 |
| 2012 | CIN | 24 | 69 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .290 |
| 2013 | CHC | 89 | 240 | 31 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 23 | 36 | 0 | .300 |
| 2014 | TOR | 139 | 481 | 40 | 132 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 69 | 32 | 76 | 3 | .274 |
| 2015 | TOR | 54 | 171 | 17 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 0 | .246 |
| 2016 | CHW/TOR | 101 | 304 | 26 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 71 | 1 | .207 |
| Career | — | 1009 | 3207 | 322 | 802 | 142 | 6 | 77 | 367 | 265 | 518 | 14 | .250 |
Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Dioner Navarro made a major-league debut on September 7, 2004.
Dioner Navarro hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Chicago White Sox on May 29, 2013.
Dioner Navarro played a final major-league game on September 30, 2016.
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