Drew Butera

Drew Butera
Drew Butera
	Butera with the Kansas City Royals in 2016
Chicago White Sox – No. 39
	Catcher / Coach
	Born: August 9, 1983; Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 9, 2010, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
	May 27, 2021, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.196
Home runs	19
Runs batted in	123
Teams
	As player Minnesota Twins (2010–2013); Los Angeles Dodgers (2013–2014); Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2015); Kansas City Royals (2015–2018); Colorado Rockies (2018–2020); Los Angeles Angels (2021); As coach Los Angeles Angels (2022–2023); Chicago White Sox (2024–present);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (2015);

Andrew Edward Butera (/bjʊˈtɛərə/; born August 9, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher who is currently on the coaching staff of the Chicago White Sox. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Colorado Rockies.

The 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m), 210 pounds (95 kg) right-hander is the son of former major league catcher Sal Butera. Butera became the fifth catcher to catch a no hitter in both the American League (Francisco Liriano, 2011) and National League (Josh Beckett, 2014).

Butera has also pitched scoreless innings in both leagues, with a fastball reaching the mid-90s. In 2020, he became the first position player ever to pitch a scoreless ninth inning after the other team had scored in each of the first eight innings.

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