Benny Distefano
Benny Distefano | |
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First baseman / Outfielder / Catcher | |
Born: Brooklyn, New York | January 23, 1962|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
May 18, 1984, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 5, 1992, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .228 |
Home runs | 5 |
Runs batted in | 28 |
Teams | |
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Benito James Distefano (born January 23, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros in the 1980s. He is currently a minor league coach in the New York Mets organization.
Information
Distefano remains the most recent left-handed-throwing player to ever catch a major league game, catching in three separate games for the Pirates in 1989.[1]
On April 28, 1992, David Cone of the New York Mets brought a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Distefano broke it up with an infield hit.[2]
In 2010, Distefano was hired by the New York Mets to serve as the hitting coach for the Single A Brooklyn Cyclones.[3] After serving as the hitting coach for the Class A St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League for a few years, Distefano returned to Brooklyn for the 2014 season.
References
- ^ Schwarz, Alan. "Left-Handed and Left Out," The New York Times, Sunday, August 16, 2009.
- ^ Cone hurls 2-hit shutout
- ^ Brooklyn Cyclones coaching staff
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