Pete Orr | |||
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Orr, with the Braves in June 2007
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Infielder | |||
Born: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada |
June 8, 1979 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 5, 2005, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 26, 2013, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .257 | ||
Home runs | 3 | ||
Runs batted in | 46 | ||
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Medal record | ||
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Men's baseball | ||
Representing Canada | ||
Pan American Games | ||
2015 Toronto | National team |
Peterson Thomas "Pete" Orr (born June 8, 1979) is a Canadian former professional baseball infielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies.
Orr attended Newmarket High School in Newmarket, Ontario while playing baseball for the Ontario Blue Jays.
Orr attended Galveston Community College in Galveston, Texas. He was a 39th round draft pick of the Texas Rangers in 1998 (1187th overall), spending one year there before signing with the Atlanta Braves on July 3, 1999.
Orr spent his first professional season with Short-Season Jamestown Jammers of the New York–Penn League in 2000, hitting .242 with two homers, 15 RBIs and 40 runs scored in 69 games.
He hit .233 with four homers, 23 RBIs and 38 runs scored in 92 games with the Class-A Advanced Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League in 2001.
In 2002 spent most of the season with the Double-A Greenville Braves of the Southern League, hitting .249 with two homers, 36 RBIs and 36 runs scored in 89 games. He also hit .392 with eight RBIs in 17 games with Class-A Advanced Myrtle Beach.