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Meet Justin Parker

By Chad Gramling | July 9, 2008

The Yakima Herald recently caught up with shortstop and recent Diamondbacks draft pick, Justin Parker. Parker is currently playing in the Northwest League (Class-A Short Season) for the Yakima Bears.

The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Parker was born March 14, 1987 in Fort Wayne, Ind. He played collegiately at Wright State University . . . and has a younger brother, Jarrod, who pitches for South Bend, an Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate in the Class A Midwest League.

He answers about 10 questions, spanning his favorite movies, baseball superstitions and more.

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