Gerald Lee Laird III was born on November 13,1979 and is an American former professional baseball catcher and the current manager of the Connecticut Tigers.
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15 Facts About Gerald Laird
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Gerald Laird graduated from La Quinta High School in 1998, and played college baseball at Cypress College.
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Gerald Laird was born in Westminster, California and made his MLB debut in 2003 with the Texas Rangers.
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Gerald Laird played in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers, St Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Gerald Laird was chosen by the Oakland Athletics in the second round of the 1998 draft, but held out for more money.
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Gerald Laird divided the 2000 season between the rookie-level Arizona League Athletics and High-A Visalia Oaks, but a broken wrist limited his playing time.
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Gerald Laird joined the Rangers for 2003 spring training, but was farmed out to the Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks.
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Gerald Laird won the Rangers' starting catching job in 2004 spring training after the Einar Diaz trade, but after dislocating his thumb in a home plate collision in May ended up on the disabled list and lost his starting job to Rod Barajas.
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Gerald Laird went into that season well-regarded around the majors for his defensive skills despite a career MLB batting average of only.
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Gerald Laird was in the second most double plays among all MLB catchers despite being among the lowest in fielding chances.
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The Tigers named him starting catcher ahead of Dane Sardinha and Matt Treanor, and Gerald Laird rewarded them with the highest caught-stealing throwing average in the American League.
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Gerald Laird had the key hit that put the Tiger's ahead in Kansas City the night they beat the Royals to clinch the AL Central for 2012.
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Gerald Laird was designated for assignment on August 20,2015 and released on August 24.
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Gerald Laird retired at the end of the 2016 season to become the manager of the Single-A Detroit Tigers affiliate, the Connecticut Tigers of the New York–Penn League.
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