John Baker (baseball)

John Baker (baseball)

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = John Baker
caption =
team = Florida Marlins
number = 21
position = Catcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|1|20
birthplace = city-state|Alameda|California
bats = Left
throws = Right
debutdate = July 9
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Florida Marlins
statyear = 2008
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .299
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 5
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 32
teams =
*Florida Marlins (by|2008-present)

John David Baker (born January 20, 1981 in Alameda, California) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Florida Marlins.

He graduated from De La Salle High School (Concord, California) in 1999 before attending the University of California, Berkeley. As a junior in 2002, he led the Pac-10 with a .383 batting average and was selected to the All Pac-10 team.

During the off-season he taught Physical Education at St. Isidore School in Danville, CA.

Baker was drafted in by|2002 by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the amateur draft. He was mentioned several times in Michael Lewis' 2003 book "".

His first major league hit was a solo home run off of Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 10, by|2008.

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