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Biography
John William Bormann (born April 4, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Career
Bormann attended Navarro High School in Geronimo, Texas. At Navarro, he played as a pitcher and shortstop for the baseball team, and quarterback and safety for the football team. The Seguin Gazette named him their All-Area Player of the Year in football in 2010. He enrolled at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), where he played college baseball for the UTSA Roadrunners as a catcher. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected him in the 19th round of the 2014 MLB draft, but he did not sign, returning to UTSA for his senior year.
The Pirates selected him in the 24th round of the 2015 MLB draft. He played in seven games for the Bradenton Marauders of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2017, before the Pirates promoted him to the major leagues on April 30, 2017. He made his major league debut that day. He received one at bat for the Pirates before they sent him outright to Bradenton.