Ryan Doumit
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Doumit with the Atlanta Braves
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: April 3, 1981 Moses Lake, Washington |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 5, 2005, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 2014, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .264 | ||
| Home runs | 104 | ||
| Runs batted in | 413 | ||
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Ryan Matthew Doumit (born April 3, 1981) is an American former professional baseball catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played the first seven years of his career for the Pittsburgh Pirates, then two for the Minnesota Twins, and one for the Atlanta Braves.
He attended Moses Lake High School where he had an excellent high school career setting state records in several categories.
Doumit was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round as the 59th overall selection in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft.
After six seasons in the minor leagues, Doumit made his major league debut on June 5, 2005, against the Atlanta Braves. During his rookie season, Doumit played primarily as a backup catcher but also served as the Pirates' designated hitter in interleague games.
Over the next two seasons, Doumit suffered a variety of injuries, limiting him to 144 games. When healthy, he saw action as a catcher, first baseman, and right fielder.
In 2008, Doumit played exclusively as the Pirates' starting catcher. He was once again plagued by injury and missed three weeks with a broken thumb. He returned to the lineup and consistently kept his batting average above .330 throughout the rest of the summer. Doumit shared the National League's Player of the Week award for the week ending June 16, 2008, hitting .400 and 4 home runs during the week. On September 26, Doumit attempted to throw out Willie Harris trying to steal 2nd base, but instead plunked Pirates pitcher John Grabow; see [1]
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