JR House

About

Top catching prospect in the early 2000s whose career was never able to take off due to several injuries; he retired as a career .300 minor league hitter. He played for four teams throughout his 6-year professional career. 

Before Fame

He excelled at football and baseball in high school, playing baseball in during the spring at Seabreeze High School and playing football at Nitro High School in West Virginia.

Trivia

He was a quarterback at West Virginia University. He played for both the Baltimore Orioles and the Houston Astros.

Family Life

He was born in Charleston, West Virginia.

Associated With

Sure-handed shortstop Jack Wilson was his teammate on the Pirates.