John Baker (baseball)
| John Baker | |||
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Baker with the San Diego Padres
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: January 20, 1981 Alameda, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 9, 2008, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 2014, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .247 | ||
| Home runs | 14 | ||
| Runs batted in | 120 | ||
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John David Baker (born January 20, 1981) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). In December 2015, Baker was hired as a Baseball Operations Assistant by the Chicago Cubs
Baker graduated from De La Salle High School (Concord, California) in 1999 before attending the University of California, Berkeley. As a junior in 2002, he led the Pac-10 Conference with a .383 batting average and was selected to the All-Pac-10 team.
Baker was drafted in 2002 by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the amateur draft. He was mentioned several times in Michael Lewis' 2003 book Moneyball. In March 2007, Baker was traded to the Florida Marlins for minor league first-baseman Jason Stokes.
Baker was called up to the majors on July 9, 2008, after Matt Treanor went on the disabled list. His first major league hit was a solo home run off Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 10. In 2009 to 2010 Baker platooned with teammate Ronny Paulino; Baker played against right-handed pitchers while Paulino played against left-handed pitchers.
Baker went on the disabled list in May 2010 with a strained flexor tendon in his right arm. At the end of the 2010 season, he had Tommy John surgery when the elbow did not improve. He spent most of 2011 rehabbing and rejoined the Marlins that September, serving primarily as a pinch hitter.
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