Bobby Parnell

Infobox MLB player
name=Bobby Parnell


width=150
postion=Pitcher
team=New York Mets
number=39
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1984|9|8
birthplace=city-state|Salisbury|North Carolina
debutdate=September 15
debutyear=2008
debutteam=New York Mets
statyear=September 15, 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=0-0
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=0.00
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=0
teams=
*New York Mets (by|2008–present)

Robert Allen Parnell (born September 8, 1984 in Salisbury, North Carolina) is an American pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Mets in the ninth round of the 2005 MLB Draft after attending college at Charleston Southern University.

Professional career

Parnell worked as a starter for the minor league teams in the Mets organization, pitching for the Brooklyn Cyclones, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, and New Orleans Zephyrs. In three different leagues, Parnell has been named a mid-season All-Star. He earned the honor in the New York-Penn League in by|2005, the Florida State League in by|2007, and the Eastern League in by|2008. [cite news| url=http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/national-pastime/2008/Aug/28/prospect-qa---bobby-parnell-mets/ | title=Prospect Q&A - Bobby Parnell, Mets | publisher="The Washington Post" | last=LeBlanc | first=Jay | date=2008-08-28 | accessdate=2008-08-31] Despite having a poor record since being promoted to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs, Parnell was rewarded with a call-up to the New York Mets on September 1, mlby|2008. [cite news| url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080831&content_id=3396190 | title=Niese to make Mets debut Tuesday | publisher=MLB.com | last=DiComo | first=Anthony | date=2008-08-31 | accessdate=2008-08-31]

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