Robby Hammock

Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 7

Catcher/Coach

Born: May 13, 1977 (age 39)
Macon, Georgia

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 11, 2003, for the Arizona Diamondbacks

Last MLB appearance

September 28, 2011, for the Arizona Diamondbacks

MLB statistics

Batting average

.254

Home runs

Runs batted in

Teams

Arizona Diamondbacks (2003–2004, 2006–2008, 2011)

Robert Wade Hammock (born May 13, 1977 in Macon, Georgia) is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. He is currently the manager of the Mobile BayBears, the Arizona Diamondbacks class AA affiliate.

Hammock was drafted three times: in 1995 by the Florida Marlins, in 1997 by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and in 1998 by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He played five seasons at various minor league levels from 1998 to 2002. In 2003, he played in 65 games for the major league club, batting .282 and starting 28 games at catcher. His numbers were good enough to earn him a place on the 2003 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster. Robby was the third catcher behind Chad Moeller and Rod Barajas for Arizona in 2003.

Along with Matt Kata, Alex Cintrón, Brandon Webb, and others, he was one of the "Baby Backs" who were called up when a surge of injuries hit Diamondbacks veteran players in 2003. The Baby Backs were popular and contributed to a winning season, but ultimately failed to make the playoffs.1

In 2004, Hammock made two brief minor league stops before rejoining the Diamondbacks. He played in 62 games, starting 46 at catcher and hit .241 with 16 doubles that season. On May 18, 2004, he caught Randy Johnson's perfect game.

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