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Joe Pignatano

ジョー・ピニャタノ　/　じょー・ぴにゃたの

American baseball player

August 4, 1929 – May 23, 2022　・　Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York
baseball player

My Take

Pignatano is the kind of player I find quietly compelling. He was never a star, but as a journeyman catcher who suited up for four clubs in six seasons before settling into a long coaching career, he embodies the unglamorous craftsmanship that holds a baseball team together. To me, the Brooklyn-born backstop represents an entire generation of dependable working ballplayers whose names rarely make headlines yet whose fingerprints are all over the game. He stayed in the sport long after his playing days, which tells me he loved it deeply. I have real affection for these understated lifers, and Pignatano stands among them.

Overview

Joseph Benjamin Pignatano (August 4, 1929 – May 23, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and coach. As a catcher, Pignatano played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during all or part of six seasons (1957–1962) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1957–1960), Kansas City Athletics (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962), and New York Mets (1962).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joe Pignatano
Name (Japanese): ジョー・ピニャタノ
Reading: じょー・ぴにゃたの
Born: August 4, 1929 – May 23, 2022
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Snake
Origin: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8E

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