[1] Born in San Diego, California, Cather also pitched in the organizations of the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, and St. Louis Cardinals during a ten-year pro career.

[3] On that day, the New York Mets were playing against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field with 42,111 people attending the game.

[2] He had surgery in October in order to remove his first rib on his right side, which was impinging on an artery (thoracic outlet syndrome).

In 2006, he joined the Boston Red Sox organization as the pitching coach for the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class A Carolina League.

He was promoted in 2007 to be the pitching coach for the Portland Sea Dogs of the Double-A Eastern League and spent three seasons in that post.

[7] After two years in that position, he was named the 2014 pitching coach of the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Padres' affiliate in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.