Steve Lombardozzi

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Steve Lombardozzi
Steve Lombardozzi 1987.jpg
Lombardozzi in 1987
Second baseman
Born: (1960-04-26) April 26, 1960 (age 63)
Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 12, 1985, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
April 11, 1990, for the Houston Astros

After his playing days ended, Lombardozzi moved to his home in Columbia, Maryland and focused on his family. He ran a small business, coached youth baseball, [8] and spent time with his two children. After being away from the game for 18 years, Lombardozzi was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates in December 2009 to be their minor league fielding coordinator, taking the place of Carlos García, who was hired as the Pirates' first base/infield coach. [9]

His son, Steve Lombardozzi Jr., formerly played professionally for the Washington Nationals organization and then the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Steve Lombardozzi Postseason Batting Game Logs".
  2. ↑ "Cape League". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. July 20, 1978. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Cape League". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. August 14, 1980. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ "All-Stars Play at Stadium Monday". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 25, 1980. p. 27.
  6. 1 2 "Steve Lombardozzi". Baseball-Reference.com . Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  7. ↑ Jay LeBlanc (May 13, 2009). "Catching up with Steve Lombardozzi". The Washington Times . Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  8. ↑ Jeff Dewees (August 11, 2010). "Father and Son: Ex-big leaguer Steve Lombardozzi watches son's first start for Senators". Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  9. ↑ Jenifer Langosch (January 4, 2010). "Bucs hire four new Minors coordinators". MLB.com . Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Steve Lombardozzi Minor, Fall, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
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