Fernando José Lunar oo-NAR(born May 25, 1977), is a former

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who played for the

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(2000) and

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(2000–02). He batted and threw right-handed. He played minor league baseball through 2007.

Career

On June 24, 2000, while playing for the Atlanta Braves against the

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, Lunar was called for receiving a pitch with his foot outside of the

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. A balk was assessed to pitcher

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. Such a call, known as a "catcher's balk", is rarely seen in baseball. In a three-year major league career, Lunar was a .224 hitter with 22 RBI and no

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s in 97

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. He played for the Somerset Patriots in the Atlantic League in 2005 and 2006. He last appeared in the minor leagues with the Mississippi Braves, the Class AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, in 2007.

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