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Marlins Pickups: Getting to Know New Catcher Ryan Lavarnway

Ryan Lavarnway is a six-foot-four catcher out of Yale, where he racked up three seasons of Ivy League ball and hitting .384/.475/.725 in 120 games, with 33 homers and 122 RBI.

Now 32-years-old, Lavarnway has put a lot of miles on his cleats (seriously, check out his page on Baseball Cube). The Boston Red Sox picked him initially in the sixth round back in 2008, and he spent the first seven seasons of his professional career in their system. In 97 games with the parent club, he hit .201 with five homers and 34 RBI up through 2014.