Steven Bernard Hosey is a former right fielder

Right fielder

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 in Major League Baseball

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. He appeared in only 24 major league games, all with the San Francisco Giants

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Hosey attended Fremont High School in Oakland and stayed in California attending college at Fresno State University. At 6'3" 218 pounds, Hosey was originally drafted by the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 in the 19th round of the 1986 draft

1986 Major League Baseball Draft

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. He chose not to sign with the Indians, and was drafted again in the first round of the 1989

1989 Major League Baseball Draft

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 draft by the Giants, with whom he chose to sign.

Hosey spent less than four seasons in the minor leagues before making his major league debut on August 29, 1992 at the age of 23. Hosey was very strikeout

Strikeout

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 prone; in 58 career major league at bat

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s he struck out 16 times and walked

Base on balls

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 only once. Hosey never appeared in more than 21 games in a season. His final major league game was on September 15, 1993. He last played professional baseball in 1998.

Hosey's half brother is Boston Celtics

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 basketball player Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce

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. He currently resides in Fresno, California

Fresno, California

Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...

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