RailCats Sign Veteran Catcher
April 27, 2006 - Northern League (NL)
Gary SouthShore Railcats News Release
Gary, Ind. - The 2005 Northern League Champion Gary SouthShore RailCats Professional Baseball Club announced today that veteran catcher Chris Curry has been signed as a free agent. RailCats manager Greg Tagert made the announcement.
Curry was drafted in the 9th round in 1999 by the Chicago Cubs out of Mississippi State University. He spent four years in the Cubs organization, briefly reaching Triple-A Iowa in 2002. He has spent the last three seasons with the San Francisco Giants Double-A club, Norwich, batting a combined .245 with 21 home runs and 85 runs batted in over 746 at bats.
Curry is slated to be the RailCats starting catcher this season.
The RailCats begin spring training on May 4th at U. S. Steel Yard. They open the 2006 Northern League season and begin defense of their title on May 18th at Calgary. The home opener is May 26th at U. S. Steel Yard in Gary.
Ticket options are available for the 2006 season by calling (219) 882-BALL (2255).
More Info: The 2005 Northern League Champion Gary SouthShore RailCats are a Professional Minor League Baseball Team serving Northwest Indiana and Chicago's south suburbs. For the last three years, they have been chosen "Best Local Spectator Sport" by Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly. Their 96 game schedule includes 48 home games at beautiful U. S. Steel Yard, an award-winning 6,000 seat state-of-the-art facility located next to the Indiana Toll Road (I-90) with easy access to I-65.
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