Peter Rasmusen | |
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Born: Elgin, Illinois | 30 October 1980|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Peter Chris Rasmusen (born 30 October 1980) is an American-Greek former baseball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1] He played one minor league season for the High Desert Mavericks,the High-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers at the time. He was an All-American at Triton College in 1999-2000. He hit the game winning home run for Stetson University in their upset of #3 ranked Georgia Tech in the Atlanta Regional of the College World Series in 2003.
Pete is now a North Central Region CrossFit Games athlete for Team CrossFit Carbon. He also owns a CrossFit Carbon in Vernon Hills,Illinois where he coaches as well.
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