Aaron Herr
{{short description|American baseball player}}
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| birth_place = Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Aaron Mitchell Herr (born March 7, 1981) is a professional baseball player who played for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League in 2011. He has played the majority of his minor league career with the Atlanta Braves organization.[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/aaron-herr-1.shtml Aaron Herr Statistics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623071759/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/aaron-herr-1.shtml |date=June 23, 2006 }} The Baseball Cube
He is the son of Tom Herr, who was also a professional baseball player and Aaron's high school coach. His younger brother, Jordan, is a member of the Great Falls Voyagers, the Rookie-level affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
Career
=Rookie and Single-A beginning=
Herr was drafted by the Braves in the first round of the 2000 amateur early draft, and he was later selected by the Seattle Mariners in the Rule 5 draft but was later released. After playing with the Braves rookie and AA-level affiliates in Lake Buena Vista, Danville, Macon, Myrtle Beach, and Greenville, he signed with his hometown Lancaster Barnstormers in 2005, but never played a game.
=Double-A rising star to Triple-A All-Star=
The St. Louis Cardinals picked up Herr and allocated him to their AA-level team, the Springfield Cardinals.{{cite web | title=Aaron Herr with the Springfield Cardinals | work=scout.com | url=http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/426439.html | accessdate=June 13, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321211415/http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/426439.html | archive-date=March 21, 2006 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}
In 2006, Herr joined the Cincinnati Reds organization, and was initially assigned to the Chattanooga Lookouts.{{cite web|title=Aaron Herr with the Chattanooga Lookouts |work=Lancaster Online |url=http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/23841 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711020542/http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/23841 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |accessdate=July 1, 2006 }} Later in the 2006 season, he moved his way up to the AAA-level Louisville Bats.
Granted free agency after the season, Herr signed a minor-league contract with the Cleveland Indians, and played for the AAA-level Buffalo Bisons. Herr had his best season with Louisville in 2007, when he hit a .274 batting average with thirty-one doubles and nineteen home runs and played as a member of the 2007 International League All-Star team.{{cite news | title=Herr signs with Indians | work=Lancaster New Era | date=2007-12-24 | page=C2}}[http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/229631 Jordan Herr signs with the minors] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106211309/http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/229631 |date=January 6, 2009 }}
On June 23, 2008, he was traded back to the Cincinnati Reds organization for cash considerations, and he was assigned to the Louisville Bats.{{Cite web | url=http://louisville.bats.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Aaron%20Herr&pos=2B&sid=t416&t=p_pbp&pid=456006 | title=Aaron Herr Stats, Highlights, Bio | Louisville Bats Stats}}
=The return home=
On March 5, {{baseball year|2009}}, his hometown Lancaster Barnstormers signed Aaron Herr for the 2009 season. His return to Lancaster is the result of the Cincinnati Reds dropping him from their system after a severe groin injury. Herr's signing with the Barnstormers is his attempt to show an affiliated team that he is healthy enough for professional baseball.{{cite web|title=Familiar name at third for Barnstormers |work=Lancaster Online |url=http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/234675 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708205305/http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/234675 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |accessdate=March 6, 2009 }} Coincidentally, his father is Lancaster's bench coach for the 2009 season.
Herr retired following the 2011 season.
Trivia
Aaron served as a batboy for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980s, when his father played on the team.[http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=8&c=1&nid=1889772 Scout.com: Aaron Herr Profile]
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060623071759/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/aaron-herr-1.shtml Aaron Herr's statistics at The Baseball Cube]
{{2000 MLB Draft}}
{{Atlanta Braves first-round draft picks}}
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Category:Baseball players from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Category:Gulf Coast Braves players
Category:Danville Braves players
Category:Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
Category:Greenville Braves players
Category:Springfield Cardinals players
Category:Chattanooga Lookouts players