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John Marzano
John Marzano
	Catcher
	Born: February 14, 1963; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: April 19, 2008 (aged 45); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 31, 1987, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
	September 23, 1998, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average	.241
Home runs	11
Runs batted in	72
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (1987–1992); Texas Rangers (1995); Seattle Mariners (1996–1998);
Medals
Representing United States
Men's Baseball
Summer Olympics
Pan American Games
Intercontinental Cup

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John Robert Marzano (February 14, 1963 – April 19, 2008), commonly referred to as "Johnny Marz", was an American professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners, from 1987 to 1992 and 1995 to 1998. Generally utilized as a backup catcher, Marzano was a member of division champions with the 1988 and 1990 Red Sox, and the 1997 Mariners, for whom he posted a .287 batting average. During his playing days, he stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall, weighing 185 pounds (84 kg). Marzano batted and threw right-handed.

Early life

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marzano graduated from its Central High School, and briefly attended Holy Family College, studying radiologic technology. He attended Temple University, where he played catcher for the Owls' baseball team from 1982 to 1984. In 1982, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1] Marzano finished his collegiate career with a .413 batting average. Named an All-American by three different organizations in 1984, he batted .448, with 15 home runs, and 61 RBI. Marzano finished his career as the all-time Temple University leader in batting average, slugging percentage, and home runs.^[2]

In the 1984 Major League Baseball draft, Marzano was selected in the first round, 14th overall, by the Boston Red Sox of the American League (AL) and was a member of the silver medal-winning Team USA at the 1984 Olympic Games.

Professional career

As a reserve catcher with the Mariners in 1996, Marzano became a cult hero in Seattle when he threw a haymaker at New York Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neill during a game in the Kingdome on Wednesday, August 28.^[3] It occurred after O'Neill complained to home plate umpire Rocky Roe about a pitch from reliever Tim Davis was high and inside; the ensuing brawl in the eighth inning resulted in six ejections, including Marzano.^[4]

In later years, Marzano was a frequent guest of Phillies Post Game Live on Comcast SportsNet.

He co-hosted a show with Rob Charry on Saturdays, and was also a regular guest on WIP's morning show.

Marzano also appeared often on AT&T Daily News Live with Michael Barkann, on Comcast SportsNet.

The Marzano Baseball Academy,^[5] founded in 1991, bears his name.

At the time of his death, Marzano was in his second year of work with Major League Baseball's BaseballChannel.tv. He co-hosted the show Leading Off with Vinny Micucci every weekday morning.^[6]

Death

Marzano died unexpectedly, April 19, 2008, at age 45, at his home on Passyunk Avenue, in the city's South Philadelphia neighborhood.^[7] He was found after having fallen down a flight of stairs. It was originally speculated Marzano may have suffered a heart attack, but the Medical Examiner's Office revealed in its July 17 report that Marzano‘s death was actually caused by positional asphyxia, due to the way his body landed after the fall. It was later determined the cause of Marzano's death was "postural asphyxia contributed to by blunt trauma and ethanol intoxication,."^[8] His last public appearance was on Daily News Live, on Thursday, April 17, from the Wachovia Center.

Marzano is survived by his wife, two daughters, and two grandchildren. He is buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.

References

^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "A history of Temple Baseball 1927-2006". owlsports.com. Temple University Athletics. January 4, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ "Mariners outslug Yanks, at least in the game itself". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 29, 1996. p. 3B.
^ "M's take fight from New York". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 29, 1996. p. C1.
^ Marzano Baseball Academy
^ The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Radio: MLB Radio Hosts
^ "Former major leaguer John Marzano dies at 45 in Philadelphia". Associated Press. April 19, 2008. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
^ Medical examiner says a fall killed John Marzano | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/18/2008 Archived August 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
John Marzano Baseball Academy / Tribute Site
John Marzano Archived 2019-04-30 at the Wayback Machine at The Deadball Era
John Marzano at Find a Grave

[1] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[2] "A history of Temple Baseball 1927-2006". owlsports.com. Temple University Athletics. January 4, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[outslglmt-3] "Mariners outslug Yanks, at least in the game itself". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 29, 1996. p. 3B.

[mtkfigh-4] "M's take fight from New York". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 29, 1996. p. C1.

[5] Marzano Baseball Academy

[6] The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Radio: MLB Radio Hosts

[7] "Former major leaguer John Marzano dies at 45 in Philadelphia". Associated Press. April 19, 2008. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2008.

[8] Medical examiner says a fall killed John Marzano | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/18/2008 Archived August 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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-'''John Robert Marzano''' (February 14, 1963 – April 19, 2008), commonly referred to as "''Johnny Marz''", was an [[United States|American]] [[catcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played from 1987 to 1998 for the [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], and [[Seattle Mariners]], generally as a backup catcher. He was a member of division champions with the [[1988 Boston Red Sox season|1988]] and [[1990 Boston Red Sox season|1990]] Red Sox and the [[1997 Seattle Mariners season|1997]] Mariners, when he [[batting average (baseball)|batted]] .287.
+'''John Robert Marzano''' (February 14, 1963 – April 19, 2008), commonly referred to as "'''Johnny Marz'''", was an [[Americans|American]] [[professional baseball]] [[catcher]], who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], and [[Seattle Mariners]], from {{by|1987}} to {{by|1992}} and {{by|1995}} to {{by|1998}}. Generally utilized as a backup catcher, Marzano was a member of division champions with the [[1988 Boston Red Sox season|1988]] and [[1990 Boston Red Sox season|1990]] Red Sox, and the [[1997 Seattle Mariners season|1997]] Mariners, for whom he posted a .287 [[Batting average (baseball)|batting average]]. During his playing days, he stood {{convert|5|ft|11|in|m}} tall, weighing {{convert|185|lb|kg}}. Marzano batted and threw right-handed.
 ==Early life==
-Born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], Marzano graduated from its [[Central High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Central High School]], and briefly attended [[Holy Family University|Holy Family College]], studying radiologic technology. Marzano attended [[Temple University]], where he played catcher for the [[Temple Owls|Owls]]' baseball team from 1982 to 1984. He finished his collegiate career with a .413 average. An All-American by three different organizations in 1984, Marzano batted .448 with 15 home runs and 61 RBI. He finished his career as the all-time Temple University leader in batting average, slugging percentage, and home runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://owlsports.com/news/2007/1/4/010407aaa_104.aspx |title=A history of Temple Baseball 1927-2006|last= |first= |date=January 4, 2007 |website=owlsports.com |publisher=Temple University Athletics |access-date=March 17, 2019|quote=}}</ref>
+Born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], Marzano graduated from its [[Central High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Central High School]], and briefly attended [[Holy Family University|Holy Family College]], studying radiologic technology. He attended [[Temple University]], where he played catcher for the [[Temple Owls|Owls]]' baseball team from 1982 to 1984. In 1982, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] with the [[Wareham Gatemen]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=September 25, 2019}}</ref> Marzano finished his collegiate career with a .413 batting average. Named an All-American by three different organizations in 1984, he batted .448, with 15 home runs, and 61 RBI. Marzano finished his career as the all-time Temple University leader in batting average, slugging percentage, and home runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://owlsports.com/news/2007/1/4/010407aaa_104.aspx |title=A history of Temple Baseball 1927-2006|date=January 4, 2007 |website=owlsports.com |publisher=Temple University Athletics |access-date=March 17, 2019}}</ref>
-In the [[1984 Major League Baseball draft]], he was selected 14th overall by the [[1984 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] of the [[American League]] and was a member of the silver medal-winning Team USA at the [[Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympic Games]].
+In the [[1984 Major League Baseball draft]], Marzano was selected in the first round, 14th overall, by the Boston Red Sox of the [[American League]] (AL) and was a member of the silver medal-winning Team USA at the [[Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympic Games]].
 ==Professional career==
-As a reserve catcher with the Mariners in [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|1996]], Marzano became a cult hero in [[Seattle]] when he threw a haymaker at [[1996 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] outfielder [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]] during a game in the [[Kingdome]] on Wednesday, {{nowrap|August 28.<ref name=outslglmt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UrZeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3340%2C3797283 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Mariners outslug Yanks, at least in the game itself |date=August 29, 1996 |page=3B}}</ref>}} It<!--He is well known in Seattle for this incident, which--> occurred after O'Neill complained to the umpire about a pitch from reliever {{nowrap|[[Tim Davis (baseball)|Tim Davis]]}} was high and inside; the ensuing brawl in the eighth inning resulted in six ejections.<ref name=mtkfigh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dWJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5066%2C6430189 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=M's take fight from New York |date=August 29, 1996 |page=C1}}</ref>
+As a reserve catcher with the Mariners in [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|1996]], Marzano became a cult hero in [[Seattle]] when he threw a haymaker at [[1996 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] outfielder [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]] during a game in the [[Kingdome]] on Wednesday, {{nowrap|August 28.<ref name=outslglmt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UrZeAAAAIBAJ&pg=3340%2C3797283 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Mariners outslug Yanks, at least in the game itself |date=August 29, 1996 |page=3B}}</ref>}} It<!--He is well known in Seattle for this incident, which--> occurred after O'Neill complained to home plate umpire [[Rocky Roe]] about a pitch from reliever {{nowrap|[[Tim Davis (baseball)|Tim Davis]]}} was high and inside; the ensuing brawl in the eighth inning resulted in six ejections, including Marzano.<ref name=mtkfigh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dWJWAAAAIBAJ&pg=5066%2C6430189 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=M's take fight from New York |date=August 29, 1996 |page=C1}}</ref>
+In later years, Marzano was a frequent guest of Phillies Post Game Live on [[Comcast SportsNet]].
-In later years, Marzano was the usual guest of [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]] Post Game Live on [[Comcast SportsNet]]. He co-hosted a show with [[Rob Charry]] on Saturdays, and was also a regular guest on [[WTEL (AM)|WIP]]'s morning show. He also commonly appeared on ''[[Daily News Live (Comcast SportsNet)|AT&T Daily News Live]]'' with [[Michael Barkann]] on Comcast SportsNet. He also founded the Marzano Baseball Academy<ref>[http://www.marzanobaseball.com Marzano Baseball Academy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in 1991.
+He co-hosted a show with [[Rob Charry]] on Saturdays, and was also a regular guest on [[WTEL (AM)|WIP]]'s morning show.
-At the time of his death, Marzano was in his second year of work with Major League Baseball's BaseballChannel.tv. He co-hosted the show ''Leading Off'' with [[Vinny Micucci]] every weekday morning.<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/radio/mlb_radio_hosts.jsp The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Radio: MLB Radio Hosts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+Marzano also appeared often on ''[[Daily News Live (Comcast SportsNet)|AT&T Daily News Live]]'' with [[Michael Barkann]], on Comcast SportsNet.
+The Marzano Baseball Academy,<ref>[http://www.marzanobaseball.com Marzano Baseball Academy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> founded in 1991, bears his name.
+At the time of his death, Marzano was in his second year of work with Major League Baseball's BaseballChannel.tv. He co-hosted the show ''Leading Off'' with Vinny Micucci every weekday morning.<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/radio/mlb_radio_hosts.jsp The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Radio: MLB Radio Hosts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 ==Death==
-Marzano died unexpectedly at age 45 at his home on [[Passyunk Square, Philadelphia|Passyunk Avenue]] in the city's [[South Philadelphia]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i1RsagVzE7SW_75kpfpgwHnwz3fAD9056O100 |title=Former major leaguer John Marzano dies at 45 in Philadelphia |publisher=Associated Press |date=2008-04-19 |accessdate=2008-04-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424024435/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i1RsagVzE7SW_75kpfpgwHnwz3fAD9056O100 |archivedate=April 24, 2008 }}</ref> He was found after having fallen down a flight of stairs. It was originally speculated that he may have suffered a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], but the Medical Examiner's Office reported on July 17<!--, 2008--> that his death was actually caused by [[positional asphyxia]] after the way his body landed after the fall.<ref>[http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/25609704.html Medical examiner says a fall killed John Marzano | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/18/2008<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804091404/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/25609704.html |date=August 4, 2008 }}</ref> His last public appearance was on ''Daily News Live'' on Thursday, April 17, from the [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wachovia Center]]. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and two grandchildren. He is buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in [[Yeadon, Pennsylvania]].
+Marzano died unexpectedly, April 19, 2008, at age 45, at his home on [[Passyunk Square, Philadelphia|Passyunk Avenue]], in the city's [[South Philadelphia]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i1RsagVzE7SW_75kpfpgwHnwz3fAD9056O100|title=Former major leaguer John Marzano dies at 45 in Philadelphia|publisher=Associated Press|date=April 19, 2008|access-date=April 19, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424024435/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i1RsagVzE7SW_75kpfpgwHnwz3fAD9056O100|archive-date=April 24, 2008}}</ref> He was found after having fallen down a flight of stairs. It was originally speculated Marzano may have suffered a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], but the Medical Examiner's Office revealed in its July 17<!--, 2008--> report that Marzano‘s death was actually caused by [[positional asphyxia]], due to the way his body landed after the fall. It was later determined the cause of Marzano's death was "postural asphyxia contributed to by blunt trauma and ethanol intoxication,."<ref>[http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/25609704.html Medical examiner says a fall killed John Marzano | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/18/2008<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804091404/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/25609704.html |date=August 4, 2008 }}</ref> His last public appearance was on ''Daily News Live'', on Thursday, April 17, from the [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wachovia Center]].
+Marzano is survived by his wife, two daughters, and two grandchildren. He is buried at the [[Holy Cross Cemetery (Yeadon, Pennsylvania)|Holy Cross Cemetery]] in [[Yeadon, Pennsylvania]].
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 *[http://www.marzanobaseball.com John Marzano Baseball Academy / Tribute Site]
+*[https://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Obits_M/Marzano.John.Obit.html John Marzano] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430085915/https://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Obits_M/Marzano.John.Obit.html |date=2019-04-30 }} at The Deadball Era
-*[http://mlb.com/stats/historical/mlb_player_locator_results.jsp?playerLocator=Marzano MLB.com] historical statistics
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-*[http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=9105 Baseball Reference] minor league statistics
-*{{Find a Grave|26141637}}
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