Derek Russell Norris (born February 14, 1989) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and Tampa Bay Rays.\n', '

Norris graduated from Goddard High School in Goddard, Kansas in 2007. At Goddard High, Norris played third base before transitioning to catcher, and also won a Class 6A Championship title. RISE Magazine named Norris its 2006–2007 Kansas Baseball Player of the Year. He committed to attend Wichita State University on a baseball scholarship.\n', '

The Washington Nationals selected Norris in the fourth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft.\n', '

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