Joe Pignatano
Pignatano as the Mets' bullpen coach, 1969
Catcher
Born: (1929-08-04)August 4, 1929 New York City, U.S.
Died: May 23, 2022(2022-05-23) (aged 92) Naples, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 28, 1957, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1962, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.234
Home runs	16
Runs batted in	62
Teams
Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1957–1960) Kansas City Athletics (1961) San Francisco Giants (1962) New York Mets (1962)
Career highlights and awards
2x World Series champion (1959, 1969)

Joseph Benjamin Pignatano (August 4, 1929 – May 23, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1957–60), Kansas City Athletics (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962) and New York Mets (1962). He won the World Series twice in 1959 and 1969. Pignatano was born in New York City.

Pignatano died on May 23, 2022 in Naples, Florida from problems caused by dementia, at the age of 92.^[1]

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