John Buck
Baseball player
Johnathan Richard Buck (born July 7, 1980) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He went to high school in Taylorsville, Utah. As of November 2011, Buck and pitcher Jeremy Horst were the only active players born in Wyoming.Buck was initially drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 1998 Amateur Draft. He was signed to a minor league contract on June 11, 1998.By 2002, Buck was highly regarded for his defensive ability, becoming one of the game's top minor league catchers and 68th top prospect in all of baseball. In 2003, Buck moved farther up prospect lists. He was listed as the 21st-best prospect in baseball by John Sickels.