| Drew Butera | |
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 Butera with the Kansas City Royals in 2016 | |
| Chicago White Sox – No. 39 | |
| Catcher / Coach | |
| Born: August 9, 1983 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 9, 2010, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 27, 2021, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .196 |
| Home runs | 19 |
| Runs batted in | 123 |
| Teams | |
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As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Andrew Edward Butera (/bjʊˈtɛərə/; born August 9, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher who is currently on the coaching staff of the Chicago White Sox. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Colorado Rockies.
The 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m), 210 pounds (95 kg) right-hander is the son of former major league catcher Sal Butera.[1] Butera became the fifth catcher to catch a no hitter in both the American League (Francisco Liriano, 2011) and National League (Josh Beckett, 2014).
Butera has also pitched scoreless innings in both leagues, with a fastball reaching the mid-90s. In 2020, he became the first position player ever to pitch a scoreless ninth inning after the other team had scored in each of the first eight innings.[2]
- ^ "Sal Butera". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ Stark, Jayson. "Useless Info". The Athletic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.