Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons,from 1980 to 1991 and 1993 to 1997. While he played for six MLB teams,he is best remembered for his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Valenzuela batted and threw left-handed. His career highlights include a win-loss record of 173–153,with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.54. Valenzuela was notable for his unorthodox windup and for being one of a small number of pitchers who threw a screwball regularly. Never a particularly hard thrower,the Dodgers felt he needed another pitch;he was taught the screwball in 1979 by teammate Bobby Castillo.
In baseball,a wild pitch (WP) is charged against a pitcher when his pitch is too high,too short,or too wide of home plate for the catcher to control with ordinary effort,thereby allowing a baserunner,or the batter,to advance.
William Ashley Freehan was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire 15-year career with the Detroit Tigers. The premier catcher in the American League for several years from the 1960s into the early 1970s,he was named an All-Star in each of the 11 seasons in which he caught at least 75 games. He was the MVP runner-up for Tigers' 1968 World Series winning team,handling a pitching staff which included World Series MVP Mickey Lolich and regular season MVP Denny McLain,who went on to become the first 30-game winner in the majors since 1934.
Elieser Marrero,is a former Major League Baseball player. Marrero started his career as a catcher,but spent time at first base,third base and in the outfield.
Michael Scott Matheny is an American former professional baseball player and former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for 13 seasons as a catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers,Toronto Blue Jays,St. Louis Cardinals,and San Francisco Giants. Matheny later spent seven seasons as the manager of the Cardinals. One of the most accomplished defensive players of his era,he won four Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. As manager,Matheny's teams won one National League (NL) pennant and three NL Central division titles.
Jason Daniel Kendall is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 through 2010 for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Oakland Athletics,Chicago Cubs,Milwaukee Brewers,and Kansas City Royals. He is the son of former catcher Fred Kendall,who played in the majors from 1969–1980.
Fury Gene Tenace,better known as Gene Tenace,is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1969 through 1983,most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
Yadier Benjamín Molina,nicknamed "Yadi",is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher who played his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time for both his blocking ability and his caught stealing percentage,Molina won nine Rawlings Gold Gloves and six Fielding Bible Awards. A two-time World Series champion,he played for the Cardinals in twelve playoff appearances and four National League pennant winners. Molina also played for the Puerto Rican national team in four World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournaments,winning two silver medals.
Thomas Alan Pagnozzi is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals,from 1987 through 1998. A three-time Gold Glove Award winner,Pagnozzi was named to the National League All-Star team in 1992. Besides catcher,Pagnozzi also made 40 appearances at first base and seven at third base during his career.
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.
JoséManuel Roberto Guillermo Oquendo Contreras,nicknamed The Secret Weapon,is a Puerto Rican former infielder and current coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He currently serves as Minor League Infield Coordinator of the St. Louis Cardinals,an organization with whom he has been affiliated since 1985. He managed the Puerto Rico national team in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics. During his playing career,Oquendo proved highly versatile defensively:he played primarily second base and shortstop,but also frequently in the outfield,and made at least one appearance at every position during his MLB playing career. Oquendo has the second-highest career fielding percentage for second basemen at .9919 (99.19%),behind only Plácido Polanco's career mark of .9927 (99.27%).
Gus Triandos was a Greek American professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher and a first baseman for the New York Yankees,Baltimore Orioles,and the Detroit Tigers of the American League (AL) and the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros of the National League (NL). A four-time All-Star,he batted and threw right-handed. In 1981,he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
Brian David Harper is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for teams in both the American and National Leagues during his 16-year career (1979-1995). He most recently served as the hitting coach of the Double-A Erie SeaWolves.
Michael Anthony Napoli is an American former professional baseball first baseman and catcher who is currently the first base coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Gerald Lee Laird III is an American former professional baseball catcher and the current manager of the Connecticut Tigers. He graduated from La Quinta High School in 1998,and played college baseball at Cypress College. He was born in Westminster,California and made his MLB debut in 2003 with the Texas Rangers. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers,St. Louis Cardinals,Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Raymond Frederick Katt was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball during the 1950s,and later became the longtime and highly successful head baseball coach of Texas Lutheran University. A lifelong resident of New Braunfels,Texas,Katt stood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) (183 cm) tall,weighed 200 pounds (91 kg),and threw and batted right-handed in his playing days. He attended Texas A&M University.
Jason Louis Motte is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs,Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves. The Cardinals drafted him as a catcher in 2003 and he converted to pitching in 2006. Motte played a key role in the 2011 World Series championship run,saving five postseason games. In 2012,he led the National League (NL) in saves with 42. Motte had Tommy John surgery to repair an ulnar collateral ligament injury that kept him from playing all of 2013. After returning to the Cardinals midway through the 2014 season,Motte signed a one-year,$4.5 million deal with the Cubs for 2015.
Carson Franklin Kelly is an American professional baseball catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals from 2016 through 2018.
Garrett Patrick Stubbs is an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. Stubbs attended the University of Southern California (USC),and played college baseball for the USC Trojans. While there,he won the 2015 Johnny Bench Award as the nation's best collegiate catcher. The Astros selected Stubbs in the eighth round of the 2015 MLB Draft. He made his major league debut in 2019.
Robert Anthony Stock is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He has also played for the San Diego Padres,Boston Red Sox,Chicago Cubs,and New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).
