Alfred Gary Rath (born January 10, 1973) is an American former

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left-handed

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. Rath pitched for the

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in , and for the

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in . He has also played professionally in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Rath is a 1991 graduate of Long Beach (MS) High School. Rath played collegiately at

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from 1992 to 1994 where he was a First Team All-SEC (1994) selection; a First Team All-American (Baseball America, ABCA); Second Team All American (Mizuno); and Third Team All American (NCSWA). After the 1993 season, he played

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with the

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of the

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. As a junior in 1994 he was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2nd round pick (47th overall) and made his major league debut on June 2, 1998, against the St. Louis Cardinals in Dodger Stadium. In , Rath played for the

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of the

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and in , the

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of the

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1973 births American expatriate baseball players in Japan American expatriate baseball players in South Korea American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Living people Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Mississippi Sportspeople from Gulfport, Mississippi Los Angeles Dodgers players Minnesota Twins players Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball players Brewster Whitecaps players KBO League pitchers Haitai Tigers players Kia Tigers players Doosan Bears players La New Bears players Yomiuri Giants players Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players 21st-century American sportsmen Vero Beach Dodgers players San Antonio Missions players Albuquerque Dukes players Salt Lake Buzz players Trenton Thunder players Tucson Sidewinders players Long Island Ducks players All-American college baseball players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub