Orr signed as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Braves on July 3, 1999. He spent his first professional season with Short-Season Jamestown Jammers of the New York–Penn League in 2000, hitting .242 with two homers, 15 RBIs and 40 runs scored in 69 games. He hit .233 with four homers, 23 RBIs and 38 runs scored in 92 games with the Class-A Advanced Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League in 2001.[5]
In 2002, Orr spent most of the season with the Double-A Greenville Braves of the Southern League, hitting .249 with two homers, 36 RBIs and 36 runs scored in 89 games and leading the team with 23 steals. He also hit .392 with eight RBIs in 17 games with Class-A Advanced Myrtle Beach. He spent the 2003 season with Double-A Greenville, batting .226 with two homers and 31 RBIs in 98 games. He was named a postseason Southern League All-Star.[5]
Orr established career highs in average, .320, hits, 147, doubles, 16, triples, 10, stolen bases, 24 and runs scored 69. His .320 batting average and 24 stolen bases led the Triple-A Richmond Braves in 2004. He was selected to play in the International League All-Star game. He was named International League April Player of the Month, posting a .381 batting average with four doubles, one triple and five RBIs. He ranked fifth in the IL and fourth among Braves Minor Leaguers in average, tied second in the IL and led Braves Minor Leaguers in triples, tied for sixth in the IL and led Braves Minor Leaguers in hits and tied for seventh among Braves Minor Leaguers in stolen bases. Orr won the Bill Lucas Award as the player who best represents the Braves organization on and off the field by the 400 Club. He was also part of Team Canada that finished in fourth place at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5][6]
Orr made his major league debut for Atlanta on April 5, 2005. His first MLB home run was a pinch-hit home run off Roberto Hernández of the New York Mets on April 25.[7] He proved to be a versatile defender, playing second base, third base, and various outfield positions during the 2005 season. In a career-high 112 games, only 21 of them starts, he batted .300 with 1 home run, 8 RBI, and 7 stolen bases. In his only MLB postseason appearance, he batted 0-for-2 as a pinch hitter in the National League Division Series.[8]
Orr filled a similar bench role in 2006, batting .253 in 102 games. His lone home run on the season was, again, a pinch-hit home run, dingering off Ramón Ortiz of the Washington Nationals on June 7.[7]
Orr was optioned to Triple-A Richmond on July 5, 2007, when the Braves called up Jo-Jo Reyes. Orr was brought up again on August 27. He was designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves on November 20[9][10] and was released on November 28.
Washington Nationals
In December 2007, Orr signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals and on June 21, 2008, his contract was selected by the Nationals along with right-handed pitcherSteven Shell.
On October 30, 2008, Orr rejected his assignment to Triple-A and became a free agent. However, he returned to the team two weeks later, signing a minor league deal, playing with the Syracuse Chiefs in the International League, with a chance to earn a spot on the team in the spring.[11] He returned to the majors at the end of August. He hit a walk-off sacrifice fly against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 23 and a game-winning single against Atlanta on October 1.[12][7]
On November 11, 2010, Orr signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. During spring training play, he led the majors with 5 triples,[13] subsequently becoming a member of the team's Opening Day roster. After spending the 2011 season with both the Phillies and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, their Triple-A affiliate, he became a free agent on October 18. On November 3, he re-signed a minor league contract with the Phillies, receiving an invite to spring training.[7]
Orr was again included on the team's Opening Day roster for the 2012 season. He elected free agency on October 8. In parts of 3 seasons with Philadelphia from 2011 to 2013, Orr batted .247 with no home runs and 11 RBI in 96 games.[8]
Milwaukee Brewers
Orr signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on January 27, 2014,[14] and spent the 2014 season with their Triple-A affiliate Nashville Sounds.
Orr signed another minor league contract with the Brewers on November 7, 2014.[15] He started the 2015 season with Milwaukee's new Triple-A affiliate, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.[16]
Orr was scheduled to coach Canada's junior national team in 2020, but baseball activities were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] He later coached the junior national team.[26][27]
Post-playing career
The Milwaukee Brewers hired Orr in October 2016 to be baseball scout.[20] He remained with the Brewers through the 2024 season.[28]
Orr was a coach for the Toronto Mets of the Canadian Premier Baseball League, an amateur youth league in Ontario, in 2021.[29]
Orr wore the uniform number 4, beginning in youth hockey and later with all three MLB teams, in honor of hockey legend Bobby Orr, who he is not related to.[30][8]
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