Rico Brogna
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| Rico Brogna | ||
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| First baseman | ||
| Born: April 18, 1970 Turners Falls, Massachusetts |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| August 8, 1992 for the Detroit Tigers |
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| Final game | ||
| July 16, 2001 for the Atlanta Braves |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting Average | .269 | |
| Home runs | 106 | |
| Runs batted in | 458 | |
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Rico Joseph Brogna (born April 18, 1970 in Turners Falls, Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves in his career starting in 1992, and from 1994 to 2001. He was drafted 26th overall by the Detroit Tigers in 1988.
Brogna was recruited as a quarterback by Clemson University, but chose to pursue a career in baseball instead. In 1999, he hit a career high 24 home runs for the Phillies. He also hit the first home run out of thin-aired Coors Field, famous for long and frequent home runs.
His career was cut short by ankylosing spondylitis, a severe form of spinal arthritis, and various other injuries. He played his last game on July 16, 2001. Brogna currently works as a scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and as the head boys basketball coach at his high school alma mater. [1]He has two children.He is also now coaching for the Nonnewaug Chiefs, a high school football team in Woodbury, Connecticut.
