Dan Firova

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Dan Firova
Houston Astros – No. 54
Catcher/Coach
Born: (1956-10-16) October 16, 1956 (age 65)
Refugio, Texas
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1981, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
July 28, 1988, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average.000
Games played17
At bats7
Teams

As Coach

Daniel Michael Firova (born October 16, 1956 in Refugio, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and is currently the Quality Control coach for the Houston Astros. 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] 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. 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] His contract with them expired after the 2017 season.[3]

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.[4] 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 team.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Nelson, Kenda. "Refugio baseball star named manager of Laredo Brancos", The Refugio County Press, March 25, 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.TalkNats.com website
  3. ^ Adams, Steve (October 20, 2017). "Dusty Baker Will Not Return As Nationals' Manager In 2018". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Dan Firova, nuevo manager de Acereros".
  5. ^ "Astros finalize '21 coaching staff with 2 hires". MLB.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

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