Dan Firova

Daniel Michael Firova (born October 16, 1956) is an American professional baseball catcher and coach. As a player, he caught 17 games: 13 in and three in for the Seattle Mariners, and one in for the Cleveland Indians. In most of those games, he entered late in the game as a defensive replacement. He came to the plate a grand total of seven times with no hits or walks.

Playing career While Firova was a freshman at Refugio High School, he accidentally cut off the little finger on his throwing hand with a band saw in shop class. Despite this, he earned a two-year baseball scholarship at Bee County College. After that, he played baseball at Pan American College, where he earned his degree, and was subsequently drafted by the Mariners. His contract with Washington expired after the 2017 season.

Firova was announced as the manager for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League for the Spring Tournament of the 2018 season. He was not brought back for the second tournament of the season.

In 2019, Firova returned to Acereros de Monclova as the team's bench coach.

On January 28, 2021, Firova joined the Houston Astros to serve as quality control coach with the major league team. In 2022, the Astros won 106 games, the second-highest total in franchise history. They advanced to the World Series and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to give Firova his first career World Series title.

On June 7, 2025, Firova was announced as the manager for the Conspiradores de Querétaro of the Mexican League. In July 2025, it was announced that Firova would join the Nicaragua national baseball team at the 2026 World Baseball Classic as part of manager Dusty Baker's coaching staff. On May 24, 2026, Firova was dismissed after a 14–19 start and replaced by the team’s bench coach, Juan Francisco Rodríguez, as interim manager.