Gregory Brent Blosser (born June 26, 1971) is a former outfielder in

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) who briefly played for the

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during the and seasons as part of a 15-year career in

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Biography

Born in

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, Blosser was taken by Boston with their first-round pick in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft out of Sarasota High School. His brief trial with the 1993–1994 Red Sox came after he slugged 23 homers for Triple–A Pawtucket in 1992. In his 22-game MLB career, he collected two

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and a

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and six

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in 45

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, hitting .077 and collecting two

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. Following his

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career, Blosser played in 34 games for Japan's

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in . He later appeared in 208 games for two clubs in the

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Atlantic League. He retired from pro baseball in with 202 career home runs — 155 in the minors, 44 in the independent leagues, and three in Japan. Blosser batted and threw left-handed, stood tall and weighed . In 2000 he and his father started a private detective agency. He has many investments in real estate in both Florida and Japan.

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(Baseball BioProject) 1971 births Living people American expatriate baseball people in Japan Boston Red Sox players Durham Bulls players Fresno Grizzlies players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Lancaster Barnstormers players Lynchburg Red Sox players Major League Baseball left fielders New Britain Red Sox players Oklahoma City 89ers players Pawtucket Red Sox players Rochester Red Wings players St. Petersburg Devil Rays players Sarasota High School alumni Seibu Lions players Somerset Patriots players Baseball players from Sarasota, Florida Trenton Thunder players Winter Haven Red Sox players Baseball players from Manatee County, Florida 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-outfielder-1970s-stub