Paul Bako
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"Gabor Paul Bako II" is a retired catcher in Major League Baseball. Bako is an example of a baseball "Journeyman (sports)/journeyman", having played for 11 different major league teams during his 12-year career. He is officially listed at and .

Bako attended high school and college in his home state of Louisiana, winning two conference championships at the University of Southwest Louisiana. After reaching the majors with the American League's Detroit Tigers in 1998, Bako spent seven seasons in the National League, playing with six different teams. He returned to the American League with the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, then played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies for one season each.

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It was just a rough day for him. I think he was as frustrated as anybody.

That was pretty neat. I hit it to the right part of the ballpark. It carried nicely. I think it was that crosswind. Any ball up in the air today had a chance of getting out there to the wall or track.