Dallas-native Evan Gattis was traded to the Astros on January 14 of last year from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for right-handed pitcher Mike Foltynewicz, third baseman Rio Ruiz and right-hander Andrew Thurman. Gattis has since become a fan-favorite in Houston.
He played as a catcher and outfielder for the Braves, but, Houston fans have never thought of him as anything but a DH. That changed in 2016 as the team eventually sent him down to class-AA Corpus Christi for 11 games to get re-accustomed to catching before letting him take over the backup catcher duties for Erik Kratz.