born october american professional baseball catcher stands feet inches tall weighs pounds batted threw right handed played major_league_baseball baltimore_orioles san_francisco_giants chicago cubs attended drafted sixth round major_league_baseball mlb draft baltimore_orioles played organization played games major leagues coming signed released playing triple team month san_francisco_giants signed assigning minor leagues called backup catcher caught hitter july remained backup catcher giants roster won world series despite playing playoff games injury split time catching rest year lost role backup appeared games giants second world series winning season years following claimed multiple times different clubs finally winding texas_rangers assigned triple team competed spot cubs roster beaten sent minors early decided retire currently serves coach giants early life born october mississippi raised acre farm belonged grandfather attended played baseball soccer graduation spent years business american region player years baseball team junior year baltimore_orioles drafted sixth round major_league_baseball mlb draft professional career baltimore began minor league career single south atlantic league games bats batted hits seven home runs runs batted rbi finished second club home runs caught stealing percentage season played single advanced double spent season frederick batting hits home runs rbi games bats games bats hit hits home runs rbi combined totals leagues hits home runs rbi games bats outside rehab assignment spent games bats batted hits home run rbi defensively fielding percentage threw played home run games july finishing fourth organization season home runs batted break hit games bats hit hits defensively posted fielding percentage batted away games opposed home games following season played batting rbi games moved international_league signed veteran catcher mentor july called placed disabled list major league debut day entering defensive replacement loss new_york_yankees days later making major league start got hit rbi single victory boston_red_sox appeared games committed throwing errors important july wild throw second base stolen base attempt position score tying run wild pitch loss sent ottawa july came disabled list games bats ottawa hit hits home runs rbi posting caught stealing percentage called september appearing games games bats hits rbi considered long shot roster remained spring training final cuts april sent ottawa rbi game hit games july games bats ottawa batted hits home runs rbi batting average home compared road attended spring training reassigned minors march coinciding acquisition began season triple affiliate batted games reassigned spent time disabled list june july fractured right returning seven game hitting streak lost season august suffering concussion games bats hit hits home runs rbi filed free agency having played major league games seven years organization november signed contract season played games international_league batting getting released april returned serving suspension performance enhancing drugs san_francisco_giants days getting released twins san_francisco_giants signed spent rest year triple games catcher batted hits home runs rbi fielding percentage threw seven percent attempted base games bats rochester hit hits home runs rbi season started year batting hits home runs rbi games bats elbow injury prevented catching giants called backup catcher day played major league game years national_league team finished game hit rbi bats said great guy definitely takes advantage days catching asking guys threw situations pitches isn thrown fire days starting doesn team guys got definitely learning july scheduled catch unable went wife having baby caught place starting place injured threw hitter san_diego_padres asked thought unlikely throw hitter catch said probably catching hit grand slam major_league home run houston giants victory august joined giants hit grand slam home run finished year hits games bats home runs rbi defensively posted fielding percentage catching attempted base time career mlb team spring training served personal catcher season catching starts following trade texas_rangers june saw playing time reduced caught games start giants final games finished regular season batting average appearing games appear playoff games team roster playoffs earning career championship title giants won series rangers began year backup catcher following season ending leg injury moved prominent role splitting starting time june hits including triple season high rbi victory twins season high hits july inning victory san_diego august august seven day disabled list concussion games bats hit hits home runs rbi defensively threw attempted base non season briefly free agent signed year deal giants spring training competed stewart backup catcher job giants ultimately decided role prospect promising hitter expected start season work defense stewart traded yankees sent games bats hit hits home run rbi july called placed disabled list appearing games optioned august returned disabled list recalled august string catcher appeared games giants having hit rbi double bats threw attempted base time left playoff roster giants went win world series game sweep detroit_tigers offseason emergence expect return giants didn think giants love team love organization got good thing going good group guys enjoyed time spent november claimed new_york_yankees agreeing terms year contract worth minors november days later yankees designated assignment room december claimed texas_rangers organization days later claimed texas_rangers designated assignment rangers january removed man roster room cleared day assigned rangers triple affiliate attended spring training non roster appearing games played round rock express split time catcher games bats express hit home runs rbi october filed free agency chicago cubs november signed minor league contract chicago_cubs invitation spring training competed backup catcher role assigned triple iowa cubs march baker given role contract selected iowa june placed disabled list appeared games batting designated assignment june returned disabled list sent outright iowa cubs june elected free agency october retirement signed minor league contract season decided retire instead returned san_francisco_giants bullpen catcher personal life married high school sweetheart amy sons wake easily recognized completely gray hair said began gray high school said come terms long doesn fall right think won world series hometown declared day presented key city
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