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Thomas Joseph Magrann (born December 9, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A catcher, Magrann played for the Cleveland Indians in .
Magrann made his Major League debut on September 7, 1989 at Cleveland Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was hitless in his only at bat as a for catcher Andy Allanson. Magrann appeared in a total of nine game with the Indians and failed to reach base in ten at bats. On September 30, he threw Dave Gallagher out as he tried to steal second base; it was the only runner that Magrann caught stealing in his brief Major League career. Magrann wore the uniform number 76 in his brief stint with the Indians and, , is the only Indians player to have done so. Before the 1990 season, the Indians traded for star rookie catcher Sandy Alomar Jr., effectively dashing Magrann's hopes of any significant playing time with the organization.
The 1991 season was Magrann's final in affiliated baseball. He began the year in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He was playing for the Buffalo Bisons when the Pirates released him midseason. He subsequently joined the Boston Red Sox farm system.
In 1992, Magrann played professional baseball in Braschaat, Belgium where he hit 18 in 15 games.
In April 2016, Magrann became the head baseball coach at Coral Springs Charter School in Coral Springs, Florida.
Magrann married Christine Margaret Dart on July 23, 1994 at Nativity Lutheran Church in Spring Hill, Florida. At the time, he was employed by the fire department in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
, he was a firefighter-paramedic in Deerfield Beach but living in Coconut Creek, Florida.
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