An alumnus of University of Illinois, Fletcher was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 6th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft. After only two seasons in the minor leagues, he made his major league debut with the Dodgers on September 10, 1989 at the age of 22. He saw limited playing time the following season as a back up catcher to future Baseball Hall of Fame member, Mike Scioscia. On September 13, 1990, Fletcher was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dennis Cook, and then was traded to the Montreal Expos for Barry Jones on December 9, 1991.\n', '

In Montreal, Fletcher became a fixture in the lineup, regularly playing in over 100 games a year, and helping the Expos to two consecutive second place finishes in the National League Eastern Division in 1992 and 1993. In 1994, the Expos had the best record in baseball and were poised to win the division when, the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike stopped the season on August 11. Fletcher helped to guide the 1994 Expos pitching staff to lead the league in winning percentage and in earned run average and tied for the league lead in shutouts with 8. That year he was named as a reserve player for the National League team in the 1994 All-Star Game.\n', '

Fletcher signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays on November 26, 1997. With Toronto, he had some of his finest seasons. In 1999, he batted .291 with 18 home runs and 80 RBI (a career high) and in 2000 he had his first .300 season, batting .320 with 20 home runs (a career high) and 58 RBI. On August 27 of that year he hit three home runs in a game against the Texas Rangers. Fletcher\'s home runs made him one of seven Blue Jays to hit 20 or more that season, helping Toronto tie a record set by the 1996 Baltimore Orioles.\n', '

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