Stanley Jason Conti (; born January 27, 1975) is a former

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in Major League

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. He spent five years in the major leagues with the

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, and Texas Rangers.

Career

Conti was drafted out of the

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in the 32nd round of the 1996 amateur draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. After five years in the Diamondbacks organization – including parts of two seasons at the Major League level – he was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays along with pitcher

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for pitcher

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and catcher Mike DiFelice. Prior to the start of the 2003 season, Conti was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for

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. After the conclusion of the 2003 campaign, Conti signed as a

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with the Texas Rangers and spent two years in the club's system, hitting .328 during one campaign with their Triple-A affiliate, the

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. While with Texas, Conti grabbed attention by robbing Houston's

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of an extra-base hit by climbing up the center field mound known as

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, and making an over-the-shoulder catch at Houston's

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. In total, Conti appeared in 182 games over the course of his five seasons in the big leagues. His best showing was in 2002, when he played 78 games for the Devil Rays, batting .257. Overall in his career, Conti hit 6

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s and had 47

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. In 2006, he batted .259, with 2 home runs and 6 RBI with the

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Triple-A affiliate, the

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. With the

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, the Triple-A affiliate of the

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, he batted .267 with 1 home run and 7 RBI. At the conclusion of 2006, Conti was a member of the Independent League's

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. Conti gained slight fame during his major league career by showing off an excellent defensive throwing arm from the outfield. Conti, as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks, on consecutive nights threw out Atlanta's

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at third base with throws from deep in right field. A few seasons later as a member of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Conti gunned down Chicago's Frank Thomas at home plate on consecutive nights. For the 2007 season, Conti played in Italy for the

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of the

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League.

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