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                                    FASANO                             57            FRONT OFFICE



                                        CATCHING COACH
                                    Full Name: Salvatore Frank Fasano
                                    Height: 6-2           Weight: 220
                                    DOB: August 10, 1971   Opening Day Age: 49       SAL FASANO
                                    Born: Chicago, IL     Resides: Minooka, IL
                                    Seasons on the Braves Coaching Staff: 4th
                                    Season on a Major League Coaching Staff: 4th

        •  The 2021 season is Sal Fasano’s fourth on the   •  Began his minor-league managerial career in
          Braves’ coaching staff...This is his only experience   2010 with Single-A Lansing, compiling a 70-69
          on a major-league staff.             record.                               PLAYER BIOS
             •  As the catching coach, Fasano also works   •  His professional playing career spanned 16
               extensively with Rick Kranitz and the   seasons (1993-2009), including 11 in the major
               pitching staff in game plan preparations.   leagues with nine different teams...Played for
        •  Prior to joining the Braves, he spent the 2017   the Royals (1996-99, 2001), Athletics (2000-01),
          season managing the Angels’ Double-A affiliate,   Rockies (2001), Angels (2002), Orioles (2005),
          Mobile...Led the BayBears to a 64-75 record and   Phillies (2006), Yankees (2006), Blue Jays (2007)
          a fourth-place finish in the Southern League   and Indians (2008).         SEASON IN REVIEW
          South division.                          •  In 427 career major-league games, batted
        •  Began his coaching career in the Toronto Blue   .221 with 47 home runs and 140 RBI, while
          Jays organization, where he was for seven   posting a 31% caught stealing rate as a
          seasons following the retirement from his playing   catcher.
          career.                                  •  During his tenure with Philadelphia, his
        •  In his last two seasons with Toronto, was   distinctive “Fu Manchu” mustache led to
          the organization’s Minor League Pitching   a cult following from Phillies fans and the
          Coordinator (2015-16)...In his role before   formation of a popular fan club known as   PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
          that, he served as the Minor League Catching   “Sal’s Pals.”
          Coordinator (2013-14).             •  Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 37th
        •  Managed Double-A New Hampshire from 2011-  round of the 1993 draft out of the University of
          12...Led the Fisher Cats to the Eastern League   Evansville (IN).
          Championship in 2011 and earned Eastern
          League Manager of the Year honors.
             •  Managed Atlanta catcher Travis d’Arnaud                              BRAVES HISTORY
               in that 2011 season...d’Arnaud was the
               Eastern League Most Valuable Player after
               posting a .914 OPS in 114 games.                                      OPPONENTS

















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