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Eight of the 32 Marlin catchers had a VERY BRIEF CAREER IN TEAL. These very short cup-of-coffee backstops in a Florida uniform are:

Mitch Lyden - 6 games (2 caught) in 1993
Terry McGriff - 3 games (3 caught) in 1993
Greg O'Halloran - 12 games (1 caught) in 1994
Mike Piazza - 5 games (4 caught) in 1998
Guillermo Garcia - 3 games caught in 1999
Ryan Jorgensen - 3 games caught in 2005
Chris Hatcher - 4 games caught in 2010
Mike Rivera - 5 games caught in 2010


Three catchers were born in Florida and played for the Marlins:

Jorge Fabregas - born March 13, 1970 in Miami - Marlins' catcher 1999
Charles Johnson - born July 20, 1971 in Fort Pierce - Marlins' catcher 1994-2002
Terry McGriff - born September 23, 1963 in Fort Pierce - Marlins' catcher 1993


Only 2 catchers caught the Marlin's 4 NO-HITTERs:

Charles Johnson - Al Leiter vs Col-N on 5/11/1996
Charles Johnson - Kevin Brown vs SF-N on 6/10/1997
Charles Johnson - A.J. Burnett vs SD-N on 5/12/2001
Miguel Olivo - Anibal Sanchez vs ARI-N on 9/6/2006


No Florida Marlin catcher ever pitched in the majors [See PITCHING CATCHERS.]  


No Florida Marlin catcher ever served in the military [See MILITARY CATCHERS.]  


No Florida Marlin catcher ever managed in the majors [See CATCHER MANAGERS.]  


Ivan Rodriguez was the SHORTEST Marlin catcher at 5-9. Six catchers are tied for TALLEST at 6-3: Ramon Castro, Steve Decker, Jorge Fabregas, Guillermo Garcia, Mitch Lyden, and Mike Piazza


The YOUNGEST Marlin catcher was Charles Johnson (born 7/20/1971) who caught at the age of 22 (1994). The OLDEST Marlin catcher was Ron Tingley (born 5/27/1959) who last caught for the Marlins in 1994 at the age of 35.






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