Negrón was born in New Jersey and later attended Vanden High School in Fairfield, California. He attended Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, California and in 2006 hit .361 with 78 runs scored and 31 steals. He was selected by the Boston Red Sox with their 11th pick (seventh round, 223th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft.\n', '

Negrón started his first professional season batting .234 in his first 25 games for the rookie class Gulf Coast League Red Sox. However, over the final 16 games he hit .292 with two home runs and 10 runs batted in. He was promoted to the Class-A short season Lowell Spinners on August 26. In the playoffs for the GCL Red Sox, he went 2-for-13. In 2007, Negron started the season with the Class-A Greenville Drive. He posted a .226 average with three home runs and 29 RBIs. However, his 29 stolen bases and a seven-game hitting streak to end the season helped earn him a promotion to the Class-A Advanced Lancaster JetHawks on August 31. He stole two bases in three gamed for the JetHawks.\n', '

Back in Greenville for the 2008 season, Negrón hit .244 over 92 games. He showed his speed, stealing 25 bases and hitting five triples while scoring 50 runs. Negrón played three games for the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs during a brief July call-up. Negrón finished the season with the Lancaster JetHawks again. In 33 games, he hit .328 with seven home runs and 19 RBIs. The JetHawks made the playoffs, and Negrón went 10-for-39 with two homers and seven RBIs in nine games, capped off with a 10th inning, three run walk-off homer in game 2 of the California League semifinal series.\n', '

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