| John Bormann | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Danville, Virginia |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutdate: | April 30 |
| Debutyear: | 2017 |
| Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | April 30 |
| Finalyear: | 2017 |
| Finalteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .000 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 0 |
| Teams: | |
John William Bormann (born April 4, 1993) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball in 2017 for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Bormann attended Navarro High School in Geronimo, Texas. At Navarro, he played as a pitcher and shortstop for the baseball team, and quarterback and safety for the football team. The Seguin Gazette named him their All-Area Player of the Year in football in 2010.[1]
He enrolled at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), where he played college baseball for the UTSA Roadrunners as a catcher.[2] In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected him in the 19th round of the 2014 MLB draft,[4] but he did not sign, returning to UTSA for his senior year later graduating with a degree in Real Estate Finance and Development.[5]
The Pirates selected him in the 24th round of the 2015 MLB draft.[6] He played in seven games for the Bradenton Marauders of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2017, before the Pirates promoted him to the major leagues on April 30, 2017.[7] He made his major league debut that day.[8] He received one at bat for the Pirates[9] before they sent him outright to Bradenton.[10] In his minor league career through 2017 he batted .226/.286/.296 with two home runs and no stolen bases in 399 at bats.[11]
He was assigned to Single-A Advanced Bradenton to start the 2019 season.
He announced his retirement on August 11, 2019.
After retiring from baseball, he received a Master of Real Estate degree from Texas A&M University and, beginning in 2021, worked as an analyst at Mason Joseph Company.[12]