Ron Hodges

Ronald Wray Hodges (June 22, 1949 – November 24, 2023) was an American professional baseball player who spent his entire 12-year career as a catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted lefty and threw righty.

Hodges was originally drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth round of the 1970 MLB Draft, but did not sign. He was also drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the first round (15th pick) of the amateur draft (secondary phase), and the Atlanta Braves in the first round (tenth overall) of the 1971 amateur draft (secondary phase active), but chose not to sign with either of those teams. Eventually, he signed with the Mets in the Secondary Phase of the amateur draft. Provided by Wikipedia