James Rodger "J. R." House (born November 11, 1979 in Charleston, West Virginia) is a retired catcher in Major League Baseball who is currently the hitting coach for the minor league Missoula Osprey. House was drafted in the 5th round. He later gave up baseball, focusing instead on his love of football. He enrolled at West Virginia University as a quarterback, but after a single season left choosing to return to minor league baseball.