John Baker

ABOUT JOHN BAKER

MLB catcher who began his career with the Florida Marlins in 2008.

He was a standout hitter at the University of California, Berkeley, leading the entire Pac-10 with a .383 average.

He was the Marlins starting catcher for a few years, and then joined the Padres to back up Nick Hundley and Yasmani Grandal .

His wife Meghan was a teacher at St. Isidore School in Danville, California.

Michael Lewis , in his best-selling book Moneyball, mentioned Baker several times.