David Racaniello (born June 3, 1978), usually known as Dave and nicknamed Rac, is a bullpen catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He later went on to play baseball for Norwalk Community College for two years, where he was a teammate of future MLB pitcher Érik Bédard.

The Mets' regular bullpen catcher at the time was not able to come to the game due to a recent family emergency, so Valentine, who had heard Racaniello had caught, asked him if he was willing to fill in.

After his part-time success with the organization, when the position opened up for the 2001 season, the Mets asked Racaniello if he was interested in the job.

[4] Racaniello is physically active, having climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in January 2012 and run the New York City Marathon twice.