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Keefe Cato

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Keefe Cato
Pitcher
Born: (1958-05-06) May 6, 1958 (age 66)
Yonkers, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 13, 1983, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
July 26, 1984, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average6.98
Strikeouts15
Teams

John Keefe Cato (born May 6, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1983 and 1984.

Biography

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A native of Yonkers, New York, Cato graduated from Fairfield University, where he played college baseball for the Stags and holds many Fairfield pitching records including seven career shutouts and one no-hitter. In 1978, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He was the first Fairfield athlete to play in a major professional sport on the major league level after being selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.[2]

Sources

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  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Harrison, Don (August 22, 2013). "This Cook Had Recipe for Diamond Success". FairfieldCitizenOnline.com. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
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