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{{short description|American baseball player}}
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'''Aaron Mitchell Herr''' (born March 7, 1981) is an American professional [[baseball]] player who played for the [[Lancaster Barnstormers]] of the independent [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball|Atlantic League]] in 2011. He has played the majority of his [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] career with the [[Atlanta Braves]] organization.<ref>[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/aaron-herr-1.shtml Aaron Herr Statistics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623071759/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/aaron-herr-1.shtml |date=June 23, 2006 }} The Baseball Cube</ref> 

He is the son of [[Tom Herr]], who was also a professional baseball player and Aaron's high school coach. His younger brother, [[Jordan Herr|Jordan]], is a member of the [[Great Falls Voyagers]], the Rookie-level affiliate of the [[Chicago White Sox]].

==Career==

===Rookie and Single-A beginning===
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 5 draft]] but was later released. After playing with the Braves rookie and AA-level affiliates in [[Gulf Coast League Braves|Lake Buena Vista]], [[Danville Braves|Danville]], [[Rome Braves|Macon]], [[Myrtle Beach Pelicans|Myrtle Beach]], and [[Greenville Braves|Greenville]], he signed with his hometown [[Lancaster Barnstormers]] in 2005, but never played a game.

===Double-A rising star to Triple-A All-Star===
The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] picked up Herr and allocated him to their AA-level team, the [[Springfield Cardinals]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Aaron Herr with the Springfield Cardinals | work=scout.com | url=http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/426439.html | accessdate=June 13, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321211415/http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/426439.html | archive-date=March 21, 2006 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> 

In 2006, Herr joined the [[Cincinnati Reds]] organization, and was initially assigned to the [[Chattanooga Lookouts]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aaron Herr with the Chattanooga Lookouts |work=Lancaster Online |url=http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/23841 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711020542/http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/23841 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |accessdate=July 1, 2006 }}</ref> Later in the 2006 season, he moved his way up to the AAA-level [[Louisville Bats]]. 

Granted [[Free agent|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 thirty-one doubles and nineteen home runs and played as a member of the 2007 International League All-Star team.<ref>{{cite news | title=Herr signs with Indians | work=[[Lancaster New Era]] | date=2007-12-24 | page=C2}}</ref><ref>[http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/229631 Jordan Herr signs with the minors] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106211309/http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/229631 |date=January 6, 2009 }}</ref>  

On June 23, 2008, he was traded back to the Cincinnati Reds organization for cash considerations, and he was assigned to the Louisville Bats.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://louisville.bats.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Aaron%20Herr&pos=2B&sid=t416&t=p_pbp&pid=456006 | title=Aaron Herr Stats, Highlights, Bio &#124; Louisville Bats Stats}}</ref>

===The return home===
On March 5, {{baseball year|2009}}, his hometown Lancaster Barnstormers signed Aaron Herr for the 2009 season. His return to Lancaster is the result of the Cincinnati Reds dropping him from their system after a severe groin injury. Herr's signing with the Barnstormers is his attempt to show an affiliated team that he is healthy enough for professional baseball.<ref>{{cite web|title=Familiar name at third for Barnstormers |work=Lancaster Online |url=http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/234675 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708205305/http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/234675 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |accessdate=March 6, 2009 }}</ref> Coincidentally, his father is Lancaster's bench coach for the 2009 season. 

Herr retired following the 2011 season.

==Trivia==
Aaron served as a batboy for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980s, when his father played on the team.<ref>[http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=8&c=1&nid=1889772 Scout.com: Aaron Herr Profile<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060623071759/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/aaron-herr-1.shtml Aaron Herr's statistics at The Baseball Cube]

{{2000 MLB Draft}}
{{Atlanta Braves first-round draft picks}}

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[[Category:Baseball players from Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Gulf Coast Braves players]]
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[[Category:Macon Braves players]]
[[Category:Myrtle Beach Pelicans players]]
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[[Category:Springfield Cardinals players]]
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