As of now, there are no left-handed catchers playing in the major leagues.
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No, there are no left-handed catchers currently playing in Major League Baseball.
As of now, there are no Major League Baseball teams with left-handed catchers on their roster.
Currently there are none in the major leagues.
In major leagues this is the case because the batters hit a lot of foul balls into the stands. Also, whenever the ball touches the ground, catchers ask for a new ball because the ball is scuffed. A scuffed ball might affect the outcome of a pitch in the major leagues.
Yes, there have been left-handed catchers in professional baseball, but they are extremely rare. The last left-handed catcher to play in the major leagues was Mike Squires, who appeared in a few games for the Chicago White Sox in the 1980s.
In major leagues this is the case because the batters hit a lot of foul balls into the stands. Also, whenever the ball touches the ground, catchers ask for a new ball because the ball is scuffed. A scuffed ball might affect the outcome of a pitch in the major leagues.
The American League is one of the two leagues in Major League Baseball. There are currently 15 teams in the American League.
New people in major leagues are called "rookies."
Major Leagues - EP - was created on 1999-10-12.
Philip Hughes, right handed pitcher for the New York Yankees who pitched earlier in the season but is currently on the disabled list, will turn 21 on June 24.
It's often the ground breakers who are subjected to the most mistreatment. Jackie Robinson, the man who integrated Major League Baseball, was verbally abused and subjected to racist actions from team members who were not happy about blacks entering the major leagues. He was spit on as a deliberate show of disrespect.
The Negro leagues were US professional baseball leagues. The term is usually used to include 7 leagues, also called "Negro Major Leagues" which began in 1920.