Gregg Zaun
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Gregory Owen Zaun (born April 14, 1971) is an American baseball analyst, public speaker, and a former professional baseball catcher.
He competed for nine different teams in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2010, winning the World Series Championship in 1998.
He appeared on television in Canada from 2006 to 2017.
Early life
Zaun, Rick Dempsey's uncle, was a high school classmate of Mark Loretta. Zaun and Loretta graduated in 1989 at Saint Francis High School in La Caada, California. Zaun was intended to play college baseball at UCLA, Loyola Marymount, and Oklahoma, but he later signed a letter of intent to play for Texas. However, he decided not to play for Texas after finding that they had signed a junior college All-American catcher. Zaun also competed for the United States national baseball team in Canada at the 1989 World Junior Baseball Championship.
Zaun was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft, and he appeared with the Orioles in June 1995. He was traded to the Florida Marlins in 1996 as primarily a back-up early in his career. Since winning a World Series with the Marlins in 1997, he became the team's starting catcher until Mike Piazza was traded in 1998. He made his way to the Texas Rangers before the 1999 season. He has also played for the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, and the Colorado Rockies. Prior to the 2004 season, he signed as a free agent with the Blue Jays. He was regarded as a hitter in the line-up, a career high in 2005 with 133 games.
The Blue Jays signed Bengie Molina as the everyday catcher before the 2006 season, making Zaun the back-up. Zaun's replacement, Jason Phillips, appeared on the disabled list in 2006, and Molina's backup was Molina's backup during the first week of the year. In his return to Tampa Bay, Jason Childers hit a game-winning two-run homer off the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Jason Childers on April 8. Molina's struggles against right-handed pitchers led John Gibbons to platoon the two teams, with Molina generally beginning against left-handed pitchers and Zaun playing against righties. In a single game on September 13, 2006, he hit home runs from both sides of the plate. He was only the fourth Blue Jay to do so in history.
Because Zaun was actively looking for Rod Barajas of the Texas Rangers as the club's new starting catcher during the 2006 offseason, it was expected that Zaun would investigate free agency as a backup. In the meantime, Zaun and the club's talks worsened, with Zaun claiming that the Jays had "slightly more than back-up funds for playing every day." Negotiations with Barajas started as an offer conditional on a regular physical examination, but then fell apart due to undisclosed reasons. Zaun officially accepted a two-year contract with the Blue Jays to return to the Blue Jays as their starting catcher on November 28, 2006. In addition, the latest contract deal contained a third-year option, which was pledged based on appearances. Zaun was reported to have been questioned by the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, both in reserve roles.
Tim Perez, the Jays' closer, was slamming the Rays 7–4. Zaun's second game-winning grand slam in Jays history, but it was the first game to take place in extra innings, and even more bizarre was that his team was losing at the time, thanks to Dioner Navarro's RBI single to bring the Rays up, 4–3.
Zaun signed a one-year deal with the Baltimore Orioles on January 22, 2009.
On August 7, 2009, Zaun was deemed off waivers by Tampa Bay Rays GM Andrew Friedman in exchange for Rhyne Hughes. In the eighth inning of Brandon League off a 3–2 fastball, Zaun hit a pinch slam home run against his old team, the Blue Jays. Zaun was granted a free agency on November 12, 2009.
Zaun signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 4, 2009. Zaun's 2010 season was the start of his career, but it came to an end on May 20. Milwaukee turned down his employment choice during the season, and he became a free agent on November 2nd.
Zaun signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres in January, as well as an invitation to spring training. However, he decided to return on March 7, 2011, despite acknowledging that he hadn't recovered from his previous injury to play regularly.
Following a 20-month inquiry into the use of performance-enhancing drugs by former Senator George Mitchell, Zaun was included in the Mitchell Report in 2007. Kirk Radomski said he sold Deca-Durabolin and Winstrol to Zaun in 2001 after a Jason Grimsley referral. Radomski received a cheque from Zaun for $500. Luis Perez, the former Montreal Expos bullpen catcher, is also accused of giving Zaun steroids in 2002. Zaun declined to be interviewed for the survey.
Zaun responded in detail to the allegations contained in the study on February 15, 2008, just as it came out. Zaun denied using performance-enhancing drugs, saying he owes Grimsley $500 and that Grimsley re-wrote the cheque to buy drugs for himself. "I can say with absolute certainty that the cheque was not intended to purchase performance-enhancing drugs," Zaun said. It's obvious to me which portions of the cheque are my writing."
After the Blue Jays' 2006 season ended, Zaun began his broadcasting career. Zaun would share his thoughts on how the teams and players were doing, as well as how they should improve throughout the playoffs.
Zaun began his career on March 14, 2011, but he then signed Rogers Sportsnet to become their studio MLB analyst. He also worked as a part-time analyst on Sportsnet Radio Fan 590 and the Blue Jays Radio Network. He blogged on his website 'zauntourage.com' (now defunct).
On May 10-2011, Zaun served as the color commentator on a NESN broadcast of a Red Sox series against the Blue Jays when normal broadcaster Jerry Remy was sick.
After an inquiry into allegations of inappropriate behaviour from several female employees, Rogers Communications reported Zaun's employment had been terminated on November 30, 2017. On December 4, Zaun released an apology in response to the charges.
Professional career
Zaun was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft and made the majors with the Orioles in June 1995. He was traded to the Florida Marlins in 1996 as a back-up early in his career. He was a starting catcher for the Marlins in 1997 and then was traded to finish out the 1998 season. He then went to the Texas Rangers before the 1999 season. He has appeared with the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, and the Colorado Rockies. Prior to the 2004 season, he was signed as a free agent with the Blue Jays. He was ranked as a switch-hitter in 2005 and set a career high in 2005 with 133 games.
Bengie Molina was the everyday catcher for the Blue Jays before the 2006 season, making Zaun the back-up. Zaun's backup, Jason Phillips, was listed on the disabled list early this year, with Molina's backup being Molina's backup for the first week of the year. In his return to Tampa Bay on April 8, Zaun hit a game-winning two-run homer off Jason Childers of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Molina's struggles against right-handed pitchers led to John Gibbons' suspension of the two teams, with Molina mostly opposing left-handed pitchers and Zaun playing against righties. In the same game on September 13, 2006, he hit home runs from both sides of the plate. He was only the fourth Blue Jay to do this.
Since the Blue Jays aggressively searched Rod Barajas of the Texas Rangers as the club's new starting catcher during the 2006 offseason, it was expected that Zaun would investigate the free agency since joining Barajas would mean Zaun would be retained as a backup. In the meantime, Zaun and the club's talks worsened, with Zaun boasting that the Jays offered "slightly more than back-up funds for playing every day." Negotiations with Barajas went as far as an offer conditional on a regular physical, but then fell apart for unknown reasons. Zaun officially accepted a two-year deal with the Blue Jays to return to the Blue Jays as their starting catcher on November 28, 2006. In addition, the latest labour contract agreement included a third-year option, which was pledged based on appearances. Zaun was rumored to have been contacted by the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, both in backup roles.
On September 6, 2008, with two outs in the game, he had arguably his most popular play with the Jays was hitting a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the 13th inning off of Tampa Bay Rays closer Troy Perez, sweeping the Rays 7–4. Zaun's second grand slam in Jays history, but it was the first time his team was losing in extra innings due to Dioner Navarro's RBI single and the Rays' victory, 4–3 before the slam at the top of the 13th.
Zaun signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles on January 22, 2009.
On August 7, 2009, Zaun was claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay Rays GM Andrew Friedman in exchange for Rhyne Hughes. In the eighth inning of Brandon League off a 3–2 fastball, Zaun hit a pinch hit grand slam home run against his old team, the Blue Jays. Zaun was granted a free agency on November 12, 2009.
Zaun signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 4, 2009. Zaun's 2010 season — and, as it turned out, his MLB career — came to an end on May 20. Milwaukee turned down his employment path early in the season, and he became a free agent on November 2.
Zaun signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres in January, as well as an invitation to spring practice. However, remembering that he had not recovered from his previous injury enough to play regularly, he decided to retire on March 7, 2011.
Following a 20-month inquiry into the use of performance-enhancing drugs by former Senator George Mitchell in 2007, Zaun was included in the Mitchell Report. Kirk Radomski said he sold Deca-Durabolin and Winstrol to Zaun in 2001 after a Jason Grimsley referral. For $500, Radomski received a cheque from Zaun. Luis Perez, the former Montreal Expos bullpen catcher, also said to have supplied Zaun with steroids in 2002. Zaun refused to be interviewed for the article.
After issuing a denial as soon as it came out, Zaun responded in detail to the allegations made in the paper on February 15, 2008. Zaun denounced performance-enhancing drugs, saying he owes Grimsley $500 and that Grimsley re-wrote the cheque to buy drugs for himself. "I can say with utmost certainty that the cheque was not intended to purchase performance-enhancing drugs." To me, it's clear that some of the cheques are my writing."
Zaun began broadcasting after the Blue Jays ceased playing in 2006. Zaun will have a look at how the teams and players were doing and how they could be improved throughout the playoffs.
After his release on March 14, 2011, Zaun signed a two-year deal with Rogers Sportsnet to become their studio MLB analyst. He has also worked as a part-time analyst on Sportsnet Radio Fan 590 and the Blue Jays Radio Network. He blogged on his website 'zauntourage.com' (now defunct).
On May 10-11, 2011, Zaun stepped in as the color commentator on NESN's broadcast of a Red Sox series against the Blue Jays when normal broadcaster Jerry Remy was ill.
Zaun's employment had been terminated following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour from several female employees, which culminated in a dismissal. On December 4, Zaun released an apology as a result of the allegations.
Broadcasting career
After the Blue Jays ceased playing in 2006, Zaun began his broadcasting career. Zaun will give his take on how the teams and players were doing and how they could be improved throughout the playoffs.
Zaun signed a two-year deal with Rogers Sportsnet to become their studio MLB analyst following his release on March 14, 2011. He also worked as a part-time analyst on Sportsnet Radio Fan 590 and the Blue Jays Radio Network. He blogged on 'zauntourage.com', which is now defunct.
When the normal broadcaster, Jerry Remy, was sick, Zaun joined him on May 10-11, 2011 as the color commentator on a NESN broadcast of a Red Sox series against the Blue Jays.
After an inquiry into allegations of inappropriate behavior from multiple female employees, Rogers Communications announced Zaun's employment had been terminated on November 30, 2017. In reaction to the charges, Zaun released an apology on December 4.