Bob Natal was a part of the original
expansion team for the
Florida Marlins. Robert, a
catcher at the time, was smack dab in the middle of the lineup. He made very little noise, except jokes surrounding his name. Natal's batting position was interesting in that it made for some
amusement among
commentators for a while to refer to sections of the lineup as pre-natal and post-natal batters.
Robert Natal retried after 5 seasons (with
Montreal, then on with
Florida), in 1997.