Gary Louis Rajsich ( ; born October 28, 1954) is an American

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(MLB)

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and a former professional baseball

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. He played all or parts of four seasons in the Majors from until , then played three additional seasons for the

Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in ...

from until . He was the

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' director of amateur scouting from November 28, 2011, until the conclusion of the 2018 season. Gary is the brother of former Major League pitcher

Dave Rajsich David Christopher Rajsich ( ; born September 28, 1951) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1978 to 1980 for the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. He also played one season in Japa ...

, with whom he played for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the

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in . He also has scouted for the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eig ...

(1994–2006), Texas Rangers (2007–2009), and

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(2010–2011).

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Pura Pelota
(Venezuelan League)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajsich, Gary 1954 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Japan American people of Serbian descent Atlanta Braves scouts Baltimore Orioles scouts Baseball players from Youngstown, Ohio Boston Red Sox scouts Charleston Charlies players Chunichi Dragons players Cocoa Astros players Columbus Astros players Covington Astros players Louisville Redbirds players Major League Baseball outfielders New York Mets players Phoenix Giants players San Francisco Giants players St. Louis Cardinals players St. Petersburg Pelicans players Texas Rangers scouts Tiburones de La Guaira players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Tidewater Tides players Toronto Blue Jays scouts Tucson Toros players Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players