Richard Alan Bosetti is a retired Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 outfielder

Outfielder

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 who played from to for the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

, St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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, Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

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, and Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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.

Bosetti was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft and made his major league on September 9, 1976. In , Bosetti played in all 162 games for the Blue Jays, and in the same season led all AL

American League

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 outfielders in putouts, assists, and errors. During his time in the big leagues he is on record as stating it was his goal to urinate in the outfield of every baseball stadium in America. He was released by the Oakland Athletics on September 6, 1982, at which point he retired.

After his baseball career, he returned to his hometown of Redding

Redding, California

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 and became involved in local business and politics. In 2006, he was elected to the Redding City Council, and Bosetti has also served as mayor

Mayor

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 of Redding. He coaches the Simpson University

Simpson University

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 baseball team.

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