Dan Firova

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. 1 2 3 4 5 Nelson, Kenda. "Refugio baseball star named manager of Laredo Brancos", The Refugio County Press, March 25, 2010.
2. ↑ http://www.TalkNats.com website

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)