Will Pennyfeather

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William Nathaniel Pennyfeather (Born May 25, 1968 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball player. Currently a member of the Newark Bears in the Atlantic League, he is 6'2" tall, weighs 195 pounds, bats from the right side and throws with his right hand.

[edit] Professional career

A multi-sport star in high school, Pennyfeather turned down a football scholarship with Syracuse University in order to play baseball at that same school.[1] After his sophomore year at Syracuse, Pennyfeather signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1988 as an undrafted amateur free agent and began his professional career with the Pirates' affiliate in the Gulf Coast League. He made his major league debut on June 27, 1992, and spent parts of three seasons as an outfielder with the Pirates. He appeared in 40 games over those three years and collected nine hits, including a double.

In 1994 he was claimied on waivers by the Cincinnati Reds, who traded him to the California Angels for Eduardo Perez in 1996.

Pennyfeather has continued to play professionally after the end of his major league career. He has played for the minor league affiliates of the Anaheim Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as a foreign team in Taiwan and teams in the independent Northern League and Atlantic League. He is one of only three players who played in the Atlantic League in each of its first ten seasons.

Pennyfeather has announced that the 2006 season will be his final season. If so, he went out on a high note, as he was honored as Newark Bears Player of the Year, and was also a member of the Atlantic League All-Star team. The Bears honored him with an in-game ceremony on September 21, 2006, during their final home game of the season.[2]