Tony Tarasco

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Tony Tarasco
Washington Nationals
Outfielder/First Base Coach
Born: (1970-12-09) December 9, 1970 New York City, New York
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1993 for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 1, 2002 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Batting average	.240
Home runs	34
Runs batted in	118
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1993–1994) Montreal Expos (1995) Baltimore Orioles (1996–1997) Cincinnati Reds (1998) New York Yankees (1999) Hanshin Tigers (2000) New York Mets (2002)

Anthony Giacinto Tarasco (born December 9, 1970 in New York City, New York) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, and New York Mets from 1993 to 2002.

Tarasco was involved in a controversial play in the 1996 American League Championship Series while playing right field for the Baltimore Orioles. While fielding a fly ball hit by Derek Jeter, 12-year old-fan Jeffrey Maier reached over the fence and caught the ball. A home run was called, although the correct call was fan interference. The play was the turning point in the series, which the Yankees won.

He also played with the Hanshin Tigers in Japanese Central League in 2000.

He is the cousin of Phillies shortstop and 2007 NL MVP Jimmy Rollins.

He had a cameo appearance in the movie Talent for the Game in a Kansas City Royals uniform. He was the minor league coordinator for the Washington Nationals.^[1]

The Washington Nationals announced November 14 Tarasco will join the coaching staff in the 2013 season to coach first base (and outfield).^[2]

References

↑ http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/nationals/2011/07/nats-officials-make-unfortunate-harper-comparisons
↑ "Tony Tarasco joins Nationals’ coaching staff [UPDATED]". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Trent Jewett	Washington Nationals First Base Coach 2013–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

v t e Washington Nationals current roster

Active roster	2 Denard Span 3 Eury Pérez 4 Zach Walters 6 Anthony Rendon 7 Scott Hairston 8 Danny Espinosa 11 Ryan Zimmerman 12 Tyler Moore 20 Ian Desmond 22 Drew Storen 23 Jhonatan Solano 25 Adam LaRoche 26 Jeff Kobernus 27 Jordan Zimmermann 28 Jayson Werth 29 Rafael Soriano 34 Bryce Harper 35 Craig Stammen 36 Tyler Clippard 37 Stephen Strasburg 38 Taylor Jordan 40 Wilson Ramos 41 Sandy León 43 Ross Ohlendorf 47 Gio Gonzalez 48 Ross Detwiler 50 Matt Purke 51 Erik Davis 52 Ryan Mattheus 56 Christian Garcia 57 Nathan Karns 59 Tanner Roark 64 Xavier Cedeño -- Aaron Barrett -- Jerry Blevins -- Doug Fister -- Nate McLouth -- Sammy Solis -- Steven Souza -- Michael Taylor

Coaching staff	Manager 9 Matt Williams Bench 53 Randy Knorr First base 32 Tony Tarasco Third base -- Bob Henley Hitting 39 Rick Schu Pitching 54 Steve McCatty Bullpen 24 Matthew LeCroy Defensive positioning 49 Mark Weidemaier

Persondata
Name	Tarasco, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 9, 1970
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Date of death
Place of death

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