Yorvit Torrealba News

After his fellow starters kept the Rockies' bats nearly silent for the first two games of the weekend series at Busch Stadium, it's Jaime Garcia's turn on the hill to try and keep that momentum going.

Last season as he became the Texas Rangers' top catcher after Yorvit Torrealba was designated for assignment, Geovany Soto developed a pretty nice repoire with then-rookie starting pitcher Yu Darvish - so much so that it was assumed Soto would be Darvish's personal catcher in 2013 despite being relegated to backup duty with the free-agent signing ... (more)

Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz safely slides into home as Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila attempts to stop him during the fourth inning of a MLB game between the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

For the longest time, his name was unknown. And then he became known mostly for having, well, an unusual name.