Henry Ramón Blanco is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach and former player. He is currently the catching and strategy coach for the Washington Nationals. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2013,appearing for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Colorado Rockies,Milwaukee Brewers,Atlanta Braves,Minnesota Twins,Chicago Cubs,San Diego Padres,New York Mets,Arizona Diamondbacks,Toronto Blue Jays,and Seattle Mariners. He later served as quality assurance coach for the Cubs. Although a light-hitting player,he was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era.
John Rikard Dempsey is an American former professional baseball player. He played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1992,most prominently for the Baltimore Orioles where he played for 10 years and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team. Dempsey was known for being one of the best defensive catchers of his era. In 1997,he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
Javier "Javy" López Torres is a Puerto Rican former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1992–2003),Baltimore Orioles (2004–2006) and Boston Red Sox (2006). He batted and threw right-handed. He was named Ponce,Puerto Rico's Athlete of the Year from 1984 to 1987.
Gerald Wayne Grote was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1963 through 1981 for the Houston Colt .45s,New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Kansas City Royals.
William Shawn Wooten is the assistant major league hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He is a former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Anaheim Angels (2000–03),Philadelphia Phillies (2004),and Boston Red Sox (2005). He bats and throws right-handed.
Stephen Wayne Yeager is an American former professional baseball catcher. Yeager spent 14 of the 15 seasons of his Major League Baseball career,from 1972 through 1985,with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His last year,1986,he played for the Seattle Mariners. From 2012 to 2018,Yeager was the catching coach for the Dodgers. He was co-MVP of the 1981 World Series.
William Joseph Haselman is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 13 seasons between 1990 and 2003. A first-round selection in the 1987 MLB draft,he played for the Texas Rangers,Seattle Mariners,Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. He previously was the bullpen coach and first base coach for the Red Sox and the third base coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He has also served as a manager in Minor League Baseball.
Benjamin JoséMolina,nicknamed "Big Money",is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher. He played for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1998–2005),Toronto Blue Jays (2006),San Francisco Giants (2007–2010),and Texas Rangers (2010). He is the older brother of major league catchers JoséMolina and Yadier Molina.
Alejandro Treviño Castro is a Mexican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,Cincinnati Reds,Atlanta Braves,San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Houston Astros from 1978 to 1990. Since 1996,Treviño has been a broadcaster for Astros games. He is the younger brother of MLB outfielder Bobby Treviño.
Walter Henry Schang was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1913 to 1931 for the Philadelphia Athletics,Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers. Schang was considered one of the best major league catchers of his era--offensively and defensively.
The 1974 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series in Major League Baseball’s 1974 postseason that matched the East Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates against the West Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the sixth NLCS in all. The Dodgers won the Series three games to one and lost the 1974 World Series to the Oakland Athletics.
Clinton Dawson Courtney,nicknamed "Scrap Iron",was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1951),St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles,Chicago White Sox (1955),Washington Senators (1955–1959) and Kansas City Athletics (1961). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Raymond Frederick Berres was an American professional baseball catcher and pitching coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Dodgers,Pittsburgh Pirates,Boston Bees / Braves and New York Giants.
Alan Dean Ashby is an American former professional baseball catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) and former radio and television sports commentator. A switch hitter,he played for the Cleveland Indians,Toronto Blue Jays,and Houston Astros between 1973 and 1989.
Andrew James Ellis,is an American former professional baseball catcher who is currently a special assistant to the general manager in the front office of the San Diego Padres. Ellis played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Philadelphia Phillies,Miami Marlins,and the Padres,before retiring following the 2018 season.
The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West. The big news was when long-time manager of two decades Walter Alston resigned abruptly near the end of the season and was replaced by Tommy Lasorda who would manage the team for two decades himself.
Jeremy Tyler Wise is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher and first baseman in minor league baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Wise attended Louisiana State University and later the University of Oklahoma. At both,Wise played baseball and won multiple accolades over his four-year combined stint. In 2009,Wise won the Johnny Bench Award,an annual award given out to the nation's best college catcher. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft and started his professional career in their organization with the rookie-league Ogden Raptors.
Yasmani Grandal is a Cuban-American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,Los Angeles Dodgers,Milwaukee Brewers,Chicago White Sox,and Pittsburgh Pirates. Grandal is a two-time MLB All-Star.
William Dills Smith is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals. He was selected by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,and made his MLB debut in 2019. Smith is a two-time All-Star and won the World Series with the Dodgers in 2020 and 2024.
Robert Austin Wynns is an American professional baseball catcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Colorado Rockies. Wynns played college baseball at Fresno State University,and was drafted by the Orioles in the tenth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.
