Greg O'Halloran (baseball)

Gregory Joseph O'Halloran (born May 21, 1968) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher.

Greg O'Halloran
Catcher
Born: (1968-05-21) May 21, 1968 (age 56)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 16, 1994, for the Florida Marlins
Last MLB appearance
August 6, 1994, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Batting average.182
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
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Teams

O'Halloran attended a high school in Mississauga, Ontario which did not field a baseball team; he instead played baseball in competitive summer leagues. As a child, he thought of baseball simply as "something I did in the summer when I wasn't playing hockey."[1]

O'Halloran played college baseball at Orange Coast College in California and accepted a scholarship to continue his college baseball career at Illinois. In advance of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft, he told all interested teams, except for his childhood favorites, the Toronto Blue Jays, that he intended to play at Illinois even if drafted.[1] With their pick in the 32nd round, the Blue Jays selected and signed O'Halloran.[2]

In 1988, he played for the Canada national baseball team at the Baseball World Cup and Summer Olympics.[3]

In November 1993, following the inaugural season of the Florida Marlins, the Blue Jays sold O'Halloran's contract to the Marlins. At the time, he was the fourth player on their catching depth chart behind Pat Borders, Randy Knorr and Carlos Delgado.[4]

He played for the Marlins for 12 games during the 1994 season, serving mostly as a pinch hitter.

His son, Connor, was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Payne, Mike (May 7, 1990). "O'Halloran is right at home with Blue Jays". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "32nd Round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Beck, Martin (July 30, 1990). "Canada's O'Halloran Switches Sticks in Pursuit of a Professional Career". The Los Angeles Times. p. C16. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sports People". The Sault Star. November 13, 1993. p. A12. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Paul, Tony (July 10, 2023). "Michigan pitcher Connor O'Halloran goes to Blue Jays in fifth round of MLB Draft". detroitnews.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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