Tyler James LaTorre (born April 22, 1983) is an American baseball coach and former professional

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. He is the head baseball coach of the Pepperdine University baseball team. LaTorre played

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from 2003 to 2006 for coach Rex Peters before going on to a professional career from 2006 to 2016. He played for Team Italy in the

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.Tyler LaTorre named to Italian team for World Baseball Classic
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1983 births Living people Baseball players from Santa Cruz County, California Baseball catchers Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players San Jose Giants players Arizona League Giants players Connecticut Defenders players Richmond Flying Squirrels players Fresno Grizzlies players Biloxi Shuckers players Unipol Bologna players San Jose State Spartans baseball coaches Sacramento State Hornets baseball coaches Baseball coaches from California American expatriate baseball players in Italy {{US-baseball-catcher-1980s-stub