Kirt Manwaring
Catcher, Baseball Player
1965 –
Who is Kirt Manwaring?
Kirt Dean Manwaring, is a former Major League baseball catcher. He played thirteen seasons in the major leagues, from 1987 until 1999.
Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1983 free-agent draft; did not sign. Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the second round of the 1986 draft out of Coastal Carolina University at the age of 21. A little over a year later, he made his major league debut with the Giants, then spent the next several years splitting time between the major and minor leagues.
Kirt earned a Gold Glove in 1993. He finished the season with the National League's second-highest percentage of throwing out base stealers. The Giants then traded him to the Houston Astros for Rick Wilkins and cash, in July 1996. At the end of the season, he signed with the Colorado Rockies. He finished his last season in 1999. He is currently a catching instructor for the Giants.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1965
Elmira - Profession
- Education
- Coastal Carolina University
- Lived in
- Elmira
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on July 23, 2013
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