Ian Gene Parmley (born December 19, 1989) is an American former

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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High school and college

Parmley attended Monroe High School in

Monroe, Washington Monroe is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Skykomish, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie rivers near the Cascade foothills, about northeast of Seattle. Monroe's population was 19,699 as of ...

. Undrafted out of high school, he then played two seasons of baseball for

Bellevue College Bellevue College (BC) is a public college in Bellevue, Washington, United States. It is the largest of the 34 institutions that make up the Washington Community and Technical Colleges system and the third-largest institution of higher educati ...

before transferring to

Liberty University Liberty University (LU) is a private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia ( Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns, Lib ...

in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Professional career

Minor leagues

Parmley was selected in the seventh round of the

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by the

, and was assigned to the Short Season-A

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. In 58 games, he recorded a .201

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, 12

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(RBI), and 12 stolen bases. He remained with Vancouver for the 2013 campaign and was named a mid-season All-Star, hitting .257 with 15 RBI and 23 steals in 66 games. Parmley split the 2014 season with the Class-A

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and Advanced-A

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. In 56 total games played, he batted .224 with 10 RBI and 14 stolen bases. Parmley made his Double-A debut in 2015, splitting time with Dunedin and the

New Hampshire Fisher Cats The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are a Minor League Baseball team based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays major league club. During the team's first seaso ...

. He played in 78 games, and hit .228 with one

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, 22 RBI, and 6 steals. Parmley spent the entire 2016 season with New Hampshire, and established several career-highs. In 92 games, he batted .294 with two home runs, 26 RBI, and 13 stolen bases. Parmley began the 2017 season with the Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen ...

. At the time of his first call up to the Majors, Parmley was batting .289 with one home run and 20 RBI.

Toronto Blue Jays

On June 23, 2017, Parmley was recalled by the Blue Jays. He was designated for assignment on July 1. Parmley returned to Triple-A Buffalo shortly afterward and played the remainder of the season there. On June 25, 2018, he was released by the Blue Jays.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parmley, Ian 1989 births American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Washington (state) Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Dunedin Blue Jays players Liberty Flames baseball players Lansing Lugnuts players Living people Major League Baseball outfielders New Hampshire Fisher Cats players Toronto Blue Jays players Vancouver Canadians players