Tony Fossas

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5+2⁄3 innings that initial year, Fossas eventually became an entrenched yeoman setup pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewers from 1989 to 1990, the Boston Red Sox from 1991 to 1994, and the St. Louis Cardinals from 1995 to 1997.

Fossas' greatest success came as a left-handed specialist reliever, or LOOGY, a pitcher who was brought in expressly to face one or two particularly dangerous left-handed batters (during Fossas's tenure, this included such players as Fred McGriff, Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds, and George Brett). For example, against the hall of famers, Brett and Griffey, Fossas held them to only 6 hits in 42 at bats, which is a .143 batting average. As a left-handed reliever with an unorthodox delivery, he was well-suited to this role, and often faced only one or two batters in each appearance. With Boston in 1992, Fossas made 60 appearances, but due to his specialized use he pitched a total of less than 30 innings. Fossas amassed 7 career saves; five of those required him to only retire one batter (a left handed hitter) for the final out.

In 1998 he pitched for the Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and returned to the Texas Rangers in what would be his last full year before finishing his career with the New York Yankees in 1999.

Coaching career

Fossas became a pitching coach for Florida Atlantic University Owls in 2005. He became the pitching coach for the minor league Dayton Dragons in 2009. [4] Fossas lives in Florida with his wife Pura, daughter Keila, son Mark. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tony Fossas Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com .
  2. ↑ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ Pietrusza, David (2000). Baseball : the biographical encyclopedia . Kingston, NY [u.a.]: Total/Sports Illustrated. p.  371. ISBN   1892129345.
  4. ↑ "Dayton Dragons". MiLB.com.
  5. ↑ "2019 Baseball Roster - Florida Atlantic University". www.fausports.com.
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Tony Fossas
Pitcher
Born: (1958-09-23) September 23, 1958 (age 64)
Havana, Cuba
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 15, 1988, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
May 14, 1999, for the New York Yankees