Johnny Narron
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John A. Narron, Jr. is the current Hitting Coach for the Milwaukee Brewers
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, and the former Assistant Hitting Coach of the Texas Rangers
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 of Major League Baseball
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. He is a confidant and friend of center fielder Josh Hamilton and acts as an "accountability partner" to help Josh in his recovery from drug addiction. Their relationship dates back to when Narron coached Hamiliton in travel leagues and he and his brother Jerry Narron
Jerry Narron
Jerry Austin Narron is a former Major League Baseball catcher and manager. He currently serves as the bench coach of the Milwaukee Brewers. During an 8-year playing career, he played from 1979–1987 for three different teams...

 were instrumental in Hamilton's return to baseball while with the Cincinnati Reds.

Narron spent 2007 with the Cincinnati Reds
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 organization as the Reds Major League Video/Administrative Coach. Narron spent four seasons as a coach in the farm system for the Milwaukee Brewers
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, including stints as hitting coach and manager at Rookie-level Helena Brewers
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, in 2003, 2004 and 2006.

Narron was a first baseman
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 in the New York Yankees
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 and Chicago White Sox
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 systems. He is the brother of former Rangers and Reds manager Jerry Narron
Jerry Narron
Jerry Austin Narron is a former Major League Baseball catcher and manager. He currently serves as the bench coach of the Milwaukee Brewers. During an 8-year playing career, he played from 1979–1987 for three different teams...

, who is currently the Bench Coach for the Milwaukee Brewers
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The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

.

He played in college at East Carolina University
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.

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