1987
Born June 5, 1987
Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela
Manny Piña Notable
b. June 5, 1987 · Kansas City Royals 2011–2012, Milwaukee Brewers 2016–2021, Atlanta Braves 2022, Oakland Athletics 2023
Manny Piña played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 2011 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 2023. His longest stay was with the Milwaukee Brewers, from 2016 to 2021.
Across 418 games he batted .243, with 274 hits and 133 runs. He finished with 43 home runs, 55 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 354 games behind the plate, with 2,625 putouts and 21 errors. He turned 18 double plays.
He was born in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela on June 5, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | KCR | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .214 |
| 2012 | KCR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | MIL | 33 | 71 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .254 |
| 2017 | MIL | 107 | 330 | 45 | 92 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 20 | 79 | 2 | .279 |
| 2018 | MIL | 98 | 306 | 39 | 77 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 21 | 62 | 2 | .252 |
| 2019 | MIL | 76 | 158 | 10 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 50 | 0 | .228 |
| 2020 | MIL | 15 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .231 |
| 2021 | MIL | 75 | 180 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 22 | 38 | 0 | .189 |
| 2022 | ATL | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| 2023 | OAK | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 418 | 1126 | 133 | 274 | 55 | 2 | 43 | 149 | 94 | 261 | 4 | .243 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Major-league debut: Manny Piña
Manny Piña made a major-league debut on August 3, 2011.