Paul Hoover (baseball)
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Hoover with the Florida Marlins
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: April 14, 1976 Columbus, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 2001, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 29, 2010, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2010 season) |
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| Batting average | .250 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 8 | ||
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Paul Chester Hoover (born April 14, 1976 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. Hoover played with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001–2002), the Florida Marlins (2006–2008), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2009–2010). He is officially listed as standing 6 feet 1 inch tall, and weighing 220 pounds. Hoover is currently the manager of the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Rays in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
In 1994 Hoover was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 64th round of the Major League Baseball amateur draft however he did not sign. Hoover was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 23rd round (714th overall) of the 1997 amateur draft, with whom he signed on June 6, 1997.
On September 29, 2007, Hoover broke up a potential no-hitter in the eighth inning with an infield single to spoil a bid by John Maine of the New York Mets.
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