Fernando Lunar

Fernando José Lunar [loo-NAR] (born May 25, 1977), is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Atlanta Braves (2000) and Baltimore Orioles (2000–02). He batted and threw right-handed. He played minor league baseball through 2007.

Fernando Lunar
Catcher
Born: (1977-05-25) May 25, 1977 (age 48) Cantaura, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 8, 2000, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
April 11, 2002, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average	.224
Doubles	8
Runs batted in	22
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Atlanta Braves (2000) Baltimore Orioles (2000–2002)

Career

On June 24, 2000, while playing for the Atlanta Braves against the Milwaukee Brewers, Lunar was called for receiving a pitch with his foot outside of the catcher's box. A balk was assessed to pitcher Greg Maddux.^[1] Such a call, known as a "catcher's balk", is rarely seen in baseball.^[2]

In a three-year major league career, Lunar was a .224 hitter with 22 RBI and no home runs in 97 games. He played for the Somerset Patriots in the Atlantic League in 2005 and 2006. He last appeared in the minor leagues with the Mississippi Braves, the Class AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, in 2007.

See also

• List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball