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John Hester | Catcher

Team: Los Angeles Angels
Age / DOB:  (29) / 9/14/1983
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 228
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Angels recalled C John Hester from Triple-A Salt Lake.
Hank Conger will be promoted Tuesday. The Angels are adding Hester, Andrew Romine and left-handers Nick Maronde and Andrew Taylor in their first round of September callups. Sat, Sep 1, 2012 09:53:00 AM

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John Hester - C - Angels

Angels optioned C John Hester to Triple-A Salt Lake.

Chris Iannetta is ready to return from the disabled list, so Hester's presence was no longer needed. The 28-year-old has hit .212/.287/.329 in 38 games this season.
Sat, Jul 28, 2012 06:11:00 PM
John Hester - C - Angels

John Hester launched a two-run homer in Friday's loss to the Blue Jays.

He finished the night 1-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBI. His towering home run in the seventh inning tied the game at 5-5 and took Ervin Santana off the hook for the loss. It was the second straight game that Hester has homered in, and he's now batting .288 (17-for-59) with three homers and four RBI in limited at-bats. In deeper two-catcher formats, he could be worth a look until Chris Iannetta returns.
Fri, Jun 29, 2012 10:31:00 PM
John Hester - C - Angels

John Hester will make his regular season debut Saturday.

Hester was recently called up to replace Chris Iannetta (wrist) on the active roster. With Hank Conger not expected back until late-May, he'll be forced to serve as Bobby Wilson's backup.
Related: Bobby Wilson
Source: Ken Rosenthal on Twitter
Sat, May 12, 2012 11:32:00 AM
John Hester - C - Angels

Angels purchased the contract of C John Hester from Triple-A Salt Lake.

He'll back up Bobby Wilson while Chris Iannetta (wrist) is out. Hester is a career .220/.294/.366 hitter over 136 plate appearances in the majors and can be ignored by fantasy owners.
Fri, May 11, 2012 02:20:00 PM
John Hester - C - Angels

Angels signed C John Hester to a minor league contract.

Hester was released by the Orioles last week to make room for the newly-claimed Luis Exposito. The 28-year-old backstop has a .220/.294/.366 batting line over 136 plate appearances in the majors (all with the Diamondbacks) and will serve as minor league depth.
Tue, Apr 24, 2012 02:43:00 PM
John Hester - C - Angels

Orioles released C John Hester.

The O's claimed Luis Exposito off waivers from the Red Sox and decided to cut Hester loose to make room. The 28-year-old will try to catch on elsewhere.
Fri, Apr 20, 2012 03:50:00 PM
John Hester - C - Angels

John Hester has been sent to the Orioles to complete this offseason's Mark Reynolds trade.

Hester will be sent to Triple-A Norfolk and will provide organizational depth behind Matt Wieters, Craig Tatum, and even Jake Fox. The 27-year-old Hester may have trouble reaching the majors in Baltimore.
Source: Roch Kubatko on Twitter
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 05:20:00 PM
John Hester - C - Angels

Diamondbacks send C John Hester outright to Triple-A Reno.

Hester must have been designated for assignment sometime in the past week or so. Regardless, the Diamondbacks have cleared a spot on their 40-man roster, presumably for Russell Branyan.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 06:14:00 PM
John Hester - C - Angels

Diamondbacks recalled C John Hester from Triple-A Reno.

He'll take the roster spot of Chris Snyder, who was traded to Pittsburgh. Hester has had a terrific year at the plate for Reno, hitting .370 with seven home runs over 138 at-bats. He's struggled in his time with the big club, though, batting just .188 in 48 at-bats. As a backup to Miguel Montero, his playing time figures to be limited.
Sun, Aug 1, 2010 08:40:00 AM
John Hester - C - Angels

Diamondbacks optioned C John Hester to Triple-A Reno.

Hester filled in as the Diamondbacks' catcher for the last two months while Miguel Montero (knee) was sidelined. The 26-year-old saw very limited action and hit just .188 with a .250 on-base percentage in 48 at-bats. Montero was activated Saturday in a corresponding move.
Sat, Jun 12, 2010 05:21:00 PM
John Hester - C - Angels

Diamondbacks recalled C John Hester from Triple-A Reno.

Hester will back up Chris Snyder now that Miguel Montero is on the disabled list. He hit .328/.375/.535 last year at Triple-A Reno.
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 02:16:00 PM
John Hester - C - Angels

John Hester blasted a pinch-hit home run in his first major league at-bat Friday as the Diamondbacks defeated the Astros.

It was a nice debut plate appearance, but the 25-year-old catcher isn't likely to pick up many starts behind the hot-hitting Miguel Montero. Hester was batting .328 with nine homers and 66 RBI in 92 games with Triple-A Reno.
Sat, Aug 29, 2009 12:54:00 AM
John Hester - C - Angels

Diamondbacks purchased the contract of C John Hester from Triple-A Reno.

With Chris Snyder ailing, the D'Backs have been without a backup catcher, but in trading Jon Rauch to Minnesota Friday they cleared a roster spot. Hester, 25, was batting .328 with nine homers and 66 RBI in 92 games with the Reno Aces. He won't get much playing time behind Miguel Montero.
Fri, Aug 28, 2009 09:45:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Chris Iannetta
2Hank Conger
1B1Albert Pujols
2B1Howie Kendrick
SS1Erick Aybar
2Brendan Harris
3B1Alberto Callaspo
2Chris Nelson
LF1Mike Trout
2J.B. Shuck
CF1Peter Bourjos
RF1Josh Hamilton
DH1Mark Trumbo
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Jered Weaver
2C.J. Wilson
3Joe Blanton
4Jason Vargas
5Tommy Hanson
6Jerome Williams
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Ernesto Frieri
2Ryan Madson
3Scott Downs
4Sean Burnett
5Kevin Jepsen
6Garrett Richards
7Dane De La Rosa
8Michael Kohn
9Robert Coello
10Andrew Taylor