Chris Narveson

Christopher Gregg Narveson was born in 1981 in Englewood, Colorado. The family moved to North Carolina when Chris was a child, and he would graduate from TC Roberson High School in Asheville. He was drafted in the second round of the 2000 MLB Amateur Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.

The big (6-foot-3, 205 pound) southpaw appeared in the 2003 All-Star Futures game, but was traded in August 2004 to the Colorado Rockies. Narveson pitched in the Rockies organization for two months and then was traded to the Boston Red Sox during 2005 spring training. In August, he was waived and picked up again by the Cardinals.

Narveson made his big-league debut in September 2006 and made five so-so appearances. The following year, he was limited to a dozen starts in AAA due to a shoulder injury. In December 2007, Narveson was signed by the Brewers.

He pitched in the minors for 2008 and part of 2009 and then got called up to the Brewers in June 2009. Narveson made 21 appearances (four starts) and did well, posting an ERA+ of 108 and winning two games.

Narveson earned a promotion to the starting rotation and started 56 games over the next two years, winning 23 games. His 2012 season was a disaster, as he made two starts and then missed the rest of the season due to rotator cuff surgery. The 2013 season wasn’t lucky, either, as Narveson suffered a sprained middle left finger and spent almost all season in the minors.

He played in Japan in 2014 and came back to the states the following year. Over the next two season, Narveson pitched in 21 games for the Miami Marlins, who signed him in late 2014. He played one season in the Cleveland Indians organization in 2017 and then announced his retirement in September.