16, he was released by the Dodgers and became a free agent. He played with the Edmonton Capitals of the North American Baseball League in 2011. Coaching career Closser served as a coach for the Tampa Yankees in 2015, and as the Bullpen Coach for the Trenton Thunder in 2016 and 2017. During the 2021 season, Closser served as catching coordinator in the Atlanta Braves organization. Personal life Closser officially changed his first name to "JD". Closser and his wife, Holley, have three daughters, Isabelle, Callie, and Maebry Ruth. He attended Alexandria Monroe High School in Alexandria, Indiana, where he led the Tigers to an IHSAA Class 2a state championship, and won the Indiana Mr. Baseball award in 1998. References External links 1980 births Living people Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from Indiana Arizona League Diamondbacks players South Bend Silver Hawks players Missoula Osprey players Lancaster JetHawks players Carolina Mudcats players Tulsa Drillers players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Colorado Rockies players Nashville Sounds players Sacramento River Cats players Iowa Cubs players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players Portland Beavers players Chattanooga Lookouts players Albuquerque Isotopes players People from Beech Grove, Indiana Edmonton Capitals players Estrellas Orientales players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Minor league baseball coaches