Born: (1972-06-20) June 20, 1972 (age 51) Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1998, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 2009, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average
.231
Home runs
24
Runs batted in
195
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1998)
Houston Astros (1999–2000)
Florida Marlins (2000)
Atlanta Braves (2000–2001)
Milwaukee Brewers (2002)
Chicago Cubs (2003–2004)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2005)
Kansas City Royals (2006)
Baltimore Orioles (2007)
Cincinnati Reds (2008)
Philadelphia Phillies (2009)
Gabor Paul Bako II (/ˈbɑːkoʊ/; born June 20, 1972) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He is an example of a baseball "journeyman",[1][2][3][4] having played for 11 different teams during his 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career. During his playing days, he was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 210 pounds (95 kg).[5]
Bako attended high school and college in his home state of Louisiana, winning two conference championships at the University of Southwest Louisiana. After reaching MLB with the American League's Detroit Tigers in 1998, Bako spent seven seasons in the National League, playing with six different teams. He returned to the American League with the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles, then played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies for one season each.
^Sullivan, Paul (March 27, 2009). "Deciding on backup catcher—Paul Bako or Koyie Hill—no easy task for Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
^Gurian-Peck, David (July 11, 2009). "Bako enjoying opportunity with Phillies". Major League Baseball. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
^"Phillies Sign Veteran Catcher Bako". Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. May 18, 2009. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
^Grumling, Darryl (May 31, 2009). "Milner supplies Reading with ammo on military night". Pottstown Mercury. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
^"Paul Bako Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights". Major League Baseball. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
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pitch, Prior walked Castillo on a wild pitch that got away from catcher PaulBako, also allowing Pierre to advance to third base. Next, Iván Rodríguez hit...
backup catcher, often sharing time with Johnson, Jorge Fábregas, and PaulBako. In 2002, Redmond posted career-highs in both batting average (.305) and...
used eight players whose last names began with 'B'", including Bagwell, PaulBako, Glen Barker, Bell, Sean Bergman, Lance Berkman, Biggio, and Tim Bogar...
2001 season and, in March 2002, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves for PaulBako and José Cabrera. While Blanco served as a reserve catcher with the Braves...
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