Major League career
Fitzgerald was selected by New York Mets in the 6th round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft. [2] He made his major league debut with the New York Mets on September 13,1983. [1] Fitzgerald hit a home run in his first major league at bat,becoming the 57th player in major league history to accomplish the feat. [3] [4] In 1984,he led National League catchers in range factor and fielding percentage,becoming only the fourth catcher in major league history to win a fielding title in his rookie year. [5] [6] Fitzgerald was selected as the catcher for the 1984 Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star team,and for the 1984 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster. [7]
On December 14,1984,the New York Mets traded Fitzgerald along with Hubie Brooks,Herm Winningham and minor league pitcher Floyd Youmans to the Montreal Expos for catcher Gary Carter. [8] He became the Expos starting catcher,posting his best offensive year in its 1986 season with a .282 batting average,six home runs and 37 runs batted in. [1] In October 1991,the Expos granted Fitzgerald free agency;he signed to play for the California Angels in their 1992 season. [8] After one year as the Angels' starting catcher,he retired as a player. [1]
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