John Flaherty

John Timothy Flaherty (born October 21, 1967 in New York, New York) is a television baseball broadcaster and a retired Major League Baseball player. Flaherty was a catcher, and last played in the major leagues for the New York Yankees. He attended George Washington University, graduating in 1988, and he batted and threw right-handed. Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1988, he moved through the farm system and broke through with the Sox in 1992. He... more

John Timothy Flaherty (born October 21, 1967 in New York, New York) is a television baseball broadcaster and a retired Major League Baseball player. Flaherty was a catcher, and last played in the major leagues for the New York Yankees. He attended George Washington University, graduating in 1988, and he batted and threw right-handed. Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1988, he moved through the farm system and broke through with the Sox in 1992. He also played for the Red Sox in 1993, and in 1994 he was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Rich Rowland. In 1996, Flaherty had a 27-game hitting streak. This ranks as the third-longest hitting streak of all time by a catcher, behind only Sandy Alomar, Jr.'s 30-game streak and Benito Santiago's 34-game streak. In 1996, the Tigers traded Flaherty to the San Diego Padres, along with Chris Gomez, for Brad Ausmus, Andujar Cedeno, and a minor leaguer. In 1997, the Padres traded Flaherty to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Andy Sheets and Brian Boehringer... less