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tom gregorio BullPen CatCher

Bats: right | throWs: right | ht. 6-1 | Wt. 200 70

oPening daY age: 37 Born: May 5, 1977
BirthPlaCe: Brooklyn, NY resides: Staten Island, NY
married: Nicole, Jan. 11, 2008
Children: Christian
aPPointed: Nov. 10, 2010
gregorio CoaChing highlights

◆ Returns as bullpen catcher for fifth season in 2015...Appointment follows four seasons as Angels roving catching
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coordinator…Filled in as bullpen catcher in 2010 for Steve Soliz, who took over bullpen coach duties from
Orlando Mercado while he recovered from a broken arm.
PlaYing Career & misC
◆ ◆ Spent 10 seasons (1999-2005) as catcher in Angels farm system before being traded to Oakland, June 30,
2005 (for cash considerations)…Played final minor league season (2006) in Texas organization…Compiled .242
(382/1579) batting average with 175 runs scored, 81 doubles, four triples, 29 home runs and 207 RBI in 464
career minor league games…Played 12 games for Angels in 2003 as a Sept. call-up and made Major League debut
Sept. 5 vs. Kansas City (no plate appearance)…Made first Major League start in second game of doubleheader,
Sept. 6 vs. Kansas City, collecting first hit (single) in first at-bat…His two-run single Sept. 24th vs. Seattle proved
to be game-winner and marked first two RBI of Major League career…Drafted by Angels in 27th round of 1999
First-Year Player Draft and signed, June 5, 1999…Played for Italy in the 2006 World Baseball Classic…Born in
Brooklyn, NY, he graduated from Tottenville High School (Staten Island, NY) in 1995...Attended Troy State (AL)
University (1996-99)...Wife Nicole gave birth to son, Christian Thomas Gregorio, on Nov. 5, 2011...Full name is
Thomas Andrew Gregorio.
gregorio’s lifetime PlaYing reCord
Years AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
1 .158 12 19 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 8 0
minor league PlaYing reCord
Years AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
8 .242 464 1579 175 382 81 4 29 207 108 347 7

role reVersal
Angels Position Players to Pitch
Player Date Inning(s) Worked Opponent Pitching Line
Donnie Hill 7/8/90 Bot 8th @ MIL 1 IP, 1 BB, 1 SO
Rene Gonzalez 6/6/93 Bot 8th @ CHW 1 IP, 13 Pit, 5 Str
Chili Davis 6/17/93 Top 8th/9th vs. TEX 2 IP, 1 HBP
*Willie Smith made 15 appearances as a pitcher in 1964 before being converted to an
outfielder...His last appearance as a pitcher came on June 15, 1964 in Washington against
the Senators.

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