SAN FRANCISCO — Joey Bart had never given catching much thought until circumstances beyond his control had him strapping on the equipment.
“I played center field until I was about 11 or 12 years old, and the catcher on our team got diagnosed with diabetes so he couldn’t be out in the hot sun that much,” Bart said Monday night before the Giants opened a three-game series against the Miami Marlins “I just kind of threw the gear on and took over and I never looked back.”
Bart, the No. 2 overall pick in the Major League draft arrived Monday afternoon with his parents and two older brothers.