Dan Firova
| Dan Firova | |||
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| Washington Nationals – No. 54 | |||
| Catcher/Coach | |||
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Born: October 16, 1956 Refugio, Texas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 1, 1981, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 28, 1988, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .000 | ||
| Games played | 17 | ||
| At bats | 7 | ||
| Teams | |||
Daniel Michael Firova (born October 16, 1956 in Refugio, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He caught 17 games: 13 in 1981 and 3 in 1982 for the Seattle Mariners, and 1 in 1988 for the Cleveland Indians. In most of those games, he entered late in the game as a defensive replacement. He came to the plate a grand total of 7 times with no hits or walks.
While Firova was a student at Refugio High School, he sustained a serious hand injury, accidentally cutting off one of his fingers while cleaning a band saw in shop class.[1] Despite this, he earned a two-year baseball scholarship at Bee County College.[1] After that, he played baseball at Pan American College, where he earned his degree, and was subsequently drafted by the Mariners.[1]
Firova served as the manager of Vaqueros Laguna in the Mexican League. He began managing in the Mexican League in 1993,[1] and was named that league's Manager of the Year in 2000.[1]
The Washington Nationals announced on December 15, 2015 that Firova would serve as Bullpen Coach with the team.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Nelson, Kenda. "Refugio baseball star named manager of Laredo Brancos", The Refugio County Press, March 25, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.TalkNats.com website
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by Matthew LeCroy |
Washington Nationals Bullpen Coach 2016– |
Succeeded by TBD |