Sal Fasano

Salvatore Frank Fasano

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 220 lb.
• School University of Evansville
• High School Hoffman Estates High School
• Debut April 3, 1996
• Final Game September 14, 2008
• Born August 10, 1971 in Chicago, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Sal Fasano was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 37th round of 1993 amateur draft. He made his professional debut in 1993 in the short-season Northwest League with the Eugene Emeralds. He batted a respectable .267/.355/.511 with 10 home runs in 176 at-bats.

The following season, 1994, Fasano was named MVP of the Midwest League despite spending the last month of the season in the Carolina League. He batted .281/.366/.551 with 25 home runs for the Rockford Royals before he was promoted to the Wilmington Blue Rocks. He continued his success by hitting .322/408/.633 and 7 additional homers for Wilmington.

After playing for the Toronto Blue Jays, Fasano went on to manage the organization's Midwest League affiliate, the 2010 Lansing Lugnuts. In 2011, he moved to their Double-A franchise, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He was named the Eastern League's Manager of the Year after guiding the team to a 77-65 record and the League Championship. He stayed at the helm of New Hampshire in 2012. In 2013 the Blue Jays promoted him to minor league catching coordinator where he stayed for two years. In 2015, he was named the organization's minor league pitching coordinator which was a somewhat unusual position for a former catcher.

Fasano left the Blue Jays in 2017 and started the year as a bench coach for Italy during the 2017 World Baseball Classic. After the Classic ended, he took the reins of the Mobile BayBears, the AA affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. His work in the Angels' system only lasted one year.

In 2018, he moved to the Atlanta Braves as a major league coach responsible for catchers. He remained the Braves major league catching coach through the 2023 season.

Notable Achievements

• 1994 MVP Midwest League Rockford Royals

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2010	Lansing Lugnuts	Midwest League	70-69	10th	Toronto Blue Jays
2011	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Eastern League	77-65	1st	Toronto Blue Jays	League Champs
2012	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Eastern League	61-81	11th	Toronto Blue Jays
2017	Mobile BayBears	Southern League	64-75	8th	Los Angeles Angels