Doug Mirabelli
Douglas Anthony Mirabelli (born October 18, 1970 in Kingman, Arizona) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the San Francisco Giants (1996–2000), Texas Rangers (2001), Boston Red Sox (2001–2005), and San Diego Padres (2006) before returning to the Red Sox (2006–2007) to end his eleven year career. He batted and threw right-handed.
Mirabelli was a career .231 hitter with 58 home runs and 206 RBI in 566 games. While with the Red Sox, he was well known as the personal catcher for knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. He was part of the Red Sox' World Series championship teams in 2004 and 2007.
Read more about Doug Mirabelli: High School and College, Minor Leagues, San Francisco Giants: 1996-2000, Texas Rangers: 2001, Boston Red Sox: 2001-2005, San Diego Padres: 2006, Return To Boston: 2006-2007, Coaching Career, Personal Life