michael scott matheny (born september 22, 1970) is an american former professional baseball player and manager. he is currently a special adviser for player development for the kansas city royals. he played in major league baseball (mlb) for 13 seasons as a catcher for the milwaukee brewers, toronto blue jays, st. louis cardinals and san francisco giants. matheny's best years were spent with the cardinals. he won four rawlings gold glove awards. matheny holds the national league record for most consecutive games caught without making an error as a catcher. he is considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time.