Pete Laforest

Pete Laforest
Laforest in 2007
Catcher
Born: (1978-01-27) January 27, 1978 (age 47) Hull, Quebec, Canada
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 2003, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2007, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.196
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	14
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003, 2005 ) San Diego Padres (2007) Philadelphia Phillies (2007)

Pierre-Luc "Pete" Laforest (born January 27, 1978) is a Canadian former professional

.

Laforest is a graduate of

.

In 2003, Laforest missed spring training and the first month of the season due to

Laforest did not speak English until moving to the United States to attend community college, as he was raised in Quebec where the main language is French.[2]

In winter 2007/08, Laforest played for the

, an independent team in his home province of Quebec.

In 2013, he was hired as the manager of the Trois-Rivières Aigles in the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. Laforest was fired on July 11, 2016, and replaced by batting coach Maxime Poulin. He is now owner of B45 Baseball Academy in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

He was part of Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2006 World Baseball Classic.

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)