Juan Navarrete

Juan Navarrete Sanchez

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 170 lb.

• Born September 22, 1953 in Gómez Palacio, Durango MEX

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Biographical Information

Second baseman Juan Navarrete batted .307 with 2,625 hits in 21 seasons of pro baseball. He reached the AAA level in the early 1970s while playing in the Montreal Expos organization and went on to a long career in the Mexican League.

After his playing days, Navarrete managed in the Oakland Athletics organization for several years. In 2011 he was the club's minor league defensive coordinator. He has been the A's Minor League Infielder Coordinator since 2020 (as of 2023).

He was elected to the Salon de la Fama in 1998. His last name is often mis-spelled as Navarette.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1983	Saraperos de Saltillo	Mexican League			none		replaced Cesar Gutierrez
1984	Saraperos de Saltillo	Mexican League			none		replaced Moises Camacho
1985	Saraperos de Saltillo	Mexican League			none		replaced Roger Freed
1986	Saraperos de Saltillo	Mexican League		--	none		replaced by Javier Espinoza and Victor Favela
1989	Industriales de Monterrey	Mexican League		13th	none		replaced Manuel Magallon, Miguel Solis and Carlos Paz
1991	Saraperos de Saltillo	Mexican League	55-68	11th	none
1992	Saraperos de Saltillo	Mexican League		--	none		replaced by Alfredo Rios
1993	Olmecas de Tabasco	Mexican League	66-59	6th	none	League Champs
1994	Olmecas de Tabasco	Mexican League	59-67	12th	none
1995	AZL Athletics	Arizona League	37-19	1st	Oakland A's	none League Champs
1996	AZL Athletics	Arizona League	33-23	2nd	Oakland A's	none
1997	AZL Athletics	Arizona League	29-27	3rd	Oakland A's	none
1998	Modesto A's	California League	77-63	4th (t)	Oakland A's
1999	Visalia Oaks	California League	75-65	4th (t)	Oakland A's	Lost in 1st round
2000	Visalia Oaks	California League	78-62	3rd	Oakland A's	Lost League Finals
2001	Visalia Oaks	California League	61-79	8th (t)	Oakland A's
2004	Olmecas de Tabasco	Mexican League	48-48	9th	none	Lost in 1st round
2005	Vancouver Canadians	Northwest League	46-30	1st	Oakland A's	Lost League Finals