Daniel Michael Firova (born October 16, 1956) is an American professional baseballcatcher and coach. As a player, he caught 17 games: 13 in 1981 and three in 1982 for the Seattle Mariners, and one 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 seven times with no hits or walks.
While Firova was a freshman at Refugio High School, he accidentally cut off the little finger on his throwing hand with a band saw in shop class.[1] Despite this, he earned a two-year baseball scholarship at Bee County College.[2] After that, he played baseball at Pan American College, where he earned his degree, and was subsequently drafted by the Mariners.[2] He spent two seasons in the minor leagues with various teams, made his major league debut for the Mariners on September 1, 1981, and played in 13 games. He also played in two games in 1982, but primarily spent 1981, 1982, and 1983 with the Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes of the Mexican League.
Firova returned to the Mariners organization in 1985, and remained with them through 1987. He signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1988, and played in one major league game for them. He spent 1989 with the Chicago Cubs organization, then played in the Mexican League through 1993.
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Firova served as the manager of Vaqueros Laguna in the Mexican League. He began managing in the Mexican League in 1993,[2] and was named that league's Manager of the Year in 2000.[2]
The Washington Nationals announced on December 15, 2015, that Firova would serve as Bullpen Coach with the team.[3] His contract with them expired after the 2017 season.[4]
Firova was announced as the manager for the Class AAAAcereros de Monclova of the Mexican League for the Spring Tournament of the 2018 season.[5] He was not brought back for the second tournament of the season.
On January 28, 2021, Firova joined the Houston Astros to serve as Quality Control coach with the major league team.[6] In 2022, the Astros won 106 games, the second-highest total in franchise history. They advanced to the World Series and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to give Firova his first career World Series title.[7]
Referencesedit
^Forman, Mike (August 18, 2016). "Refugio native's perseverance rewarded by Nationals". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ abcdNelson, Kenda. "Refugio baseball star named manager of Laredo Brancos", The Refugio County Press, March 25, 2010.
^"Astros finalize '21 coaching staff with 2 hires". MLB.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^Rome, Chandler (November 5, 2022). "Undisputed: 'It proves we're the best team in baseball ... They have nothing to say now.'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
firova, daniel, michael, firova, born, october, 1956, american, professional, baseball, catcher, coach, player, caught, games, 1981, three, 1982, seattle, mariners, 1988, cleveland, indians, most, those, games, entered, late, game, defensive, replacement, came. Daniel Michael Firova born October 16 1956 is an American professional baseball catcher and coach As a player he caught 17 games 13 in 1981 and three in 1982 for the Seattle Mariners and one 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 seven times with no hits or walks Dan FirovaCatcher CoachBorn 1956 10 16 October 16 1956 age 67 Refugio Texas U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 1 1981 for the Seattle MarinersLast MLB appearanceJuly 28 1988 for the Cleveland IndiansMLB statisticsBatting average 000Games played17At bats7TeamsSeattle Mariners 1981 1982 Cleveland Indians 1988 As Coach Washington Nationals 2016 2017 Houston Astros 2021 2023 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 2022 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career editWhile Firova was a freshman at Refugio High School he accidentally cut off the little finger on his throwing hand with a band saw in shop class 1 Despite this he earned a two year baseball scholarship at Bee County College 2 After that he played baseball at Pan American College where he earned his degree and was subsequently drafted by the Mariners 2 He spent two seasons in the minor leagues with various teams made his major league debut for the Mariners on September 1 1981 and played in 13 games He also played in two games in 1982 but primarily spent 1981 1982 and 1983 with the Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes of the Mexican League Firova returned to the Mariners organization in 1985 and remained with them through 1987 He signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1988 and played in one major league game for them He spent 1989 with the Chicago Cubs organization then played in the Mexican League through 1993 Coaching career editFirova served as the manager of Vaqueros Laguna in the Mexican League He began managing in the Mexican League in 1993 2 and was named that league s Manager of the Year in 2000 2 The Washington Nationals announced on December 15 2015 that Firova would serve as Bullpen Coach with the team 3 His contract with them expired after the 2017 season 4 Firova was announced as the manager for the Class AAA Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League for the Spring Tournament of the 2018 season 5 He was not brought back for the second tournament of the season In 2019 Firova returned to Acereros de Monclova as the team s bench coach On January 28 2021 Firova joined the Houston Astros to serve as Quality Control coach with the major league team 6 In 2022 the Astros won 106 games the second highest total in franchise history They advanced to the World Series and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to give Firova his first career World Series title 7 References edit Forman Mike August 18 2016 Refugio native s perseverance rewarded by Nationals The Victoria Advocate Retrieved 16 October 2022 a b c d Nelson Kenda Refugio baseball star named manager of Laredo Brancos The Refugio County Press March 25 2010 http www TalkNats com website Adams Steve October 20 2017 Dusty Baker Will Not Return As Nationals Manager In 2018 MLB Trade Rumors Retrieved October 20 2017 Dan Firova nuevo manager de Acereros Astros finalize 21 coaching staff with 2 hires MLB com January 28 2021 Retrieved January 28 2021 Rome Chandler November 5 2022 Undisputed It proves we re the best team in baseball They have nothing to say now Houston Chronicle Retrieved November 6 2022 External links edit nbsp Biography portalCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Sporting positionsPreceded byMatthew LeCroy Washington Nationals bullpen coach2016 2017 Succeeded byHenry BlancoPreceded byChris Speier Houston Astros quality control coach2021 2023 Succeeded byJason Bell Portals nbsp Texas nbsp Baseball nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan Firova amp oldid 1187851815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
