Daniel Charles Whitmer is a former professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 player and coach. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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, 1980 for the California Angels

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 and 1981 for the Toronto Blue Jays

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, primarily as a catcher

Catcher

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After his playing career, Whitmer worked in the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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 organization. After starting the 1984 season playing for the Tigers' Double-A farm team, the Birmingham Barons

Birmingham Barons

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, he was named the bullpen catcher for the eventual 1984 World Series champions

1984 Detroit Tigers season

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on June 15. He was also the team's bullpen coach from 1992-94.

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