Not of Willie Mays or Ted Williams greatness, but of a uniquely excellent human being who, were class and decency the most valued standards of a career, would be the easiest Hall of Fame inductee of all time.

[6] While with Oakland, Fasano says, he came to realize that many players around him were taking anabolic steroids, and briefly considered following suit, but he decided against it.

[3] On July 31, Fasano and Alex Ochoa were traded to the Anaheim Angels for Jorge Fabregas and a player to be named later.

[12] He did not play baseball at any level in 2003, and on January 14, 2004, signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees.

[18] However, when rookie backstop Chris Coste emerged in Lieberthal's absence, it left Fasano as the odd catcher out on the Phillies' roster.

[3] On July 26, 2006, Fasano was acquired by the New York Yankees in exchange for minor league infielder Hector Made.

He spent the late summer and September as a back-up to Jorge Posada and did not appear in the Yankees' four-game loss to the Detroit Tigers in the Division Series.

[22] On August 19, 2006, Fasano made his first career pinch-running appearance, taking the place of Posada during a 13–5 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

During that game, Fasano nearly picked off Manny Ramirez after blocking the plate and denying the Red Sox another run.

[24] On April 26, the Blue Jays purchased Fasano's contract from Triple-A Syracuse of the International League in order to fill a void left by an injury to Gregg Zaun.

[13] On June 19, 2008, Fasano was traded by the Braves to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later and assigned to the Major League team as a backup for Kelly Shoppach with Víctor Martínez on the disabled list.

[3] On November 25, 2009, Fasano returned to the Toronto Blue Jays organization, accepting a managerial position with their Single–A affiliate, the Lansing Lugnuts, leading the 2010 team to a season record of 70–69 (.504).

[34][35] On November 28, 2010, Fasano accepted the position as the manager of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Toronto's Double–A affiliate.

[36] In 2011, Fasano was named Double–A Manager of the Year for leading the Fisher Cats to an Eastern League championship win.

[37] During the offseason, Fasano was given the position of Roving Catching Instructor in Player Development, and Gary Allenson was named manager of the Fisher Cats.

[44] Fasano is a born-again Christian; he was introduced to spirituality by Kansas City teammate Keith Lockhart and credits religion with curtailing his desire to drink.