Aaron Herr

Aaron Herr (born March 7, 1981 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a professional baseball player who 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 - The Baseball Cube ] ] He is the son of Tom Herr, who was also a professional baseball player and Aaron's high school coach.

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 V 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. 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 | accessyear=2006] In 2006, Herr joined the Cincinnati Reds orgaization, 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 | accessdate=July 1 | accessyear=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 31 doubles and 19 home runs. [cite news | title=Herr signs with Indians | work=Lancaster New Era | date=2007-12-24 | page=C2 | accessdate=2008-04-30] On June 23, 2008 he was traded back to the Cincinnati Reds organization for cash considerations, and he was assigned to AAA Louisvile Bats.

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

External links

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/aaron-herr-1.shtml Aaron Herr's statistics at The Baseball Cube]