Clifford Scot Pastornicky (born November 18, 1958) is an American former
Major League Baseball
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player.
Pastornicky was drafted by the
Kansas City Royals
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in the 8th round of the 1980 draft. He made his debut on June 14, 1983 with the Royals, and batted 2/5/.125 in ten career games in the majors. He played the majority of his career in Double and Triple-A.
Prior to playing professionally, Pastornicky was an All-WAC shortstop at
BYU from 1978 - 1980 setting the career home run record with 31 HRs.
Personal
His son is
shortstop
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Tyler Pastornicky
Tyler Brock Pastornicky (born December 13, 1989) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2008 Major League Baseball draft and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Atlanta ...
. His father, Ernest Pastornicky, played in the
Chicago Cubs
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minor league system.
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1958 births
Living people
BYU Cougars baseball players
Charleston Royals players
Glens Falls White Sox players
Gulf Coast Royals players
Kansas City Royals players
Kansas City Royals scouts
Maine Guides players
Major League Baseball third basemen
Memphis Chicks players
Newport High School (Bellevue, Washington) alumni
Omaha Royals players
Baseball players from Seattle
Waterbury Indians players
Seattle Mariners scouts
Toronto Blue Jays scouts
Mat-Su Miners players
20th-century American sportsmen
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