| Marco Sabbatani | ||||||||||||||
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| A.S.D. Castenaso | ||||||||||||||
| Catcher | ||||||||||||||
| Born:13 April 1989 Ravenna, Italy | ||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||
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Marco Sabbatani (born 13 April 1989) is an Italian professional baseball catcher for A.S.D. Castenaso in the Italian Baseball League.
Sabbatani was selected as a member of the Italy national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. [1]
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Sabbatani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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