Francisco Cervelli was born on March 6,1986 and is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher and current catching coach for the San Diego Padres.
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27 Facts About Francisco Cervelli
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Francisco Cervelli played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, and Miami Marlins from 2008 through 2020.
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Francisco Cervelli made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2008, and played on the 2009 World Series championship team that beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Francisco Cervelli played in the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics for the Italian national team.
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In Venezuela, Francisco Cervelli played shortstop, second base, and sometimes pitched.
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Francisco Cervelli began the 2009 season with the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League.
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Francisco Cervelli made his major league debut on September 18,2008, as a defensive replacement.
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Francisco Cervelli asserted himself as a reliable defensive catcher for the New York Yankees, and received praise from his teammates.
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On June 24,2009, Francisco Cervelli hit his first major league home run against Kris Medlen of the Atlanta Braves, breaking up a no-hitter.
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Francisco Cervelli was a member of the Yankees roster in the 2009 MLB postseason, as the Yankees won the 2009 World Series, but he was not on the World Series roster.
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Francisco Cervelli started the 2010 season on the Yankees' 25-man roster to serve as the backup catcher to Posada, and served as the Yankees' starting catcher while Posada recovered from a foot injury.
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In 2011, Francisco Cervelli entered spring training as the backup to Russell Martin.
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Francisco Cervelli broke his foot in early March, and missed the beginning of the 2011 season.
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Francisco Cervelli admitted that he moped following the demotion, until his parents visited him during the season and refocused him on improving his game.
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When Martin signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Francisco Cervelli became the starting catcher for the Yankees in 2013.
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Francisco Cervelli competed with John Ryan Murphy and Austin Romine to be the backup catcher for the Yankees in spring training in 2014.
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Francisco Cervelli started 124 games for the Pirates in 2015, in which he batted.
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Francisco Cervelli was activated a couple of weeks later but fell back to the seven day disabled list with a recurrence of the concussion symptom.
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Francisco Cervelli later backtracked, saying he wanted to continue catching.
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Francisco Cervelli played in 16 games total in 2020, and announced his retirement after the regular season.
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On December 1,2021, Francisco Cervelli was hired by the San Diego Padres to serve as the team's catching instructor for the 2022 season.
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Francisco Cervelli is an avid soccer fan, and a supporter of Serie A football club Juventus.
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Francisco Cervelli took to social media in 2017 to voice his opposition to Nicolas Maduro.
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Francisco Cervelli teamed with Hernan Perez in an ongoing effort to call American attention to the issue, using techniques such as writing "SOS Venezuela" on his eye black.
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Francisco Cervelli led teammates in wearing "Freedom for Venezuela" t-shirts in 2019.
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