Benny Distefano

Benny Distefano
Benny Distefano
	First baseman / Outfielder / Catcher
	Born: January 23, 1962 (age 62); Brooklyn, New York
	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
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1984, 1986, 1988–89); Chunichi Dragons (1990); Houston Astros (1992);

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

External links

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

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[schwarz-1] Schwarz, Alan. "Left-Handed and Left Out," The New York Times, Sunday, August 16, 2009.

[2] Cone hurls 2-hit shutout

[3] Brooklyn Cyclones coaching staff

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