Dan Firova

Dan Firova
Catcher
Born: October 16, 1956 (1956-10-16) (age 55) 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
Career statistics
Batting average	.000
Games played	17
At bats	7
Teams
Seattle Mariners (1981-1982) Cleveland Indians (1988)

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 currently serves 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]

External links

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Nelson, Kenda. "Refugio baseball star named manager of Laredo Brancos", The Refugio County Press, March 25, 2010.

Persondata
Name	Firova, Dan
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 16, 1956
Place of birth	Refugio, Texas
Date of death
Place of death