Bob Geren (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert Peter Geren (born September 22, 1961, in San Diego, California) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager of the Oakland Athletics. During a 5-year playing career, he played for the New York Yankees (1988-1991) and the San Diego Padres (1993). Geren was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the first round with the 24th pick of the 1979 draft. After spending ten years in the minor leagues, he made his major league debut for the New York Yankees in 1988, playing with New York through 1991. While with the Yankees, he appeared on the CBS daytime version of Family Feud hosted by Ray Combs with other members of his family late in 1988. He spent the first two seasons backing up Don Slaught.