Paul Bako
| Paul Bako | |
|---|---|
Bako with the Baltimore Orioles in 2007 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: June 20, 1972 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 30, 1998, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 2009, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .231 |
| Home runs | 24 |
| Runs batted in | 195 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Gabor Paul Bako II (/ˈbɑːkoʊ/; born June 20, 1972) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He is an example of a baseball "journeyman", having played for 11 different teams during his 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career. During his playing days, he was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 210 pounds (95 kg).
Bako attended high school and college in his home state of Louisiana, winning two conference championships at the University of Southwest Louisiana. After reaching MLB with the American League's Detroit Tigers in 1998, Bako spent seven seasons in the National League, playing with six different teams. He returned to the American League with the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles, then played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies for one season each.