Andrew Clark "Drew" Hall is an American former

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with the Chicago Cubs (–), Texas Rangers () and

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(). He was born in

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, but grew up in

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and attended Paul G. Blazer High School. He then attended

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. He is most famous for being involved in the Rafael Palmeiro and

Mitch Williams Mitchell Steven Williams (born November 17, 1964), nicknamed "Wild Thing", is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for six teams from 1986 to 1997. He was also a studio analyst for the MLB Network from 2009 to ...

trade in 1988. He was used primarily as a

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and

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. In 1984, Hall was a member of the 30-man Olympic baseball roster. While at training camp for the Olympic team, he signed a contract to play professionally for the Chicago Cubs. The contract allowed him to remain as amateur status until the conclusion of the Olympics. He is still the highest draft pick by a Major League Baseball team in the state of Kentucky. In the majors, he went 9-12 with a 5.21 earned run average with 148 strikeouts. Hall returned to his alma mater,

, in 2008 to serve one year as the pitching coach under Head Coach Jay Sorg. He now works with Kentucky area baseball teams.

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