Justin Cicatello (born March 6, 1984) is a professional
baseball
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pitcher
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, who is currently with
Parma Baseball
1949 Parma Baseball is a professional baseball team that plays in the Italian Baseball League, Serie A. Founded in 1949, the team is based in the city of Parma in Italy and plays its home games at the Nino Cavalli Stadium, Stadio Nino Cavalli. It ...
in the
Italian Baseball League
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He played amateur baseball at
Kenmore West Senior High School
Kenmore West Senior High School (nicknamed Ken-West) is one of two public high schools in the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District. The other is Kenmore East Senior High School.
History
Founding
In 1938, a WPA grant of about $700,00 ...
,
Florida State College at Jacksonville
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and the
University of Pittsburgh
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.
He was not selected by any Major League clubs so he signed with the
Kalamazoo Kings
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of the
Frontier League
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in 2007. In 2010, he joined the
Italian Baseball League
The Italian Baseball League (IBL, ), officially known as the Serie A (), is the top-level baseball league in Italy. Founded in 1948, it is governed by the Italian Baseball & Softball Federation (FIBS), which has its headquarters in Rome.
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Parma
Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...
club after a brief period in
Serie A2.
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He was on the roster for the Italy national baseball team
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at the 2013 World Baseball Classic
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Unlike the tw ...
. He currently pitches for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League based out of Southern Ontario(www.theibl.ca)
References
External links
1984 births
Baseball pitchers
Living people
2010 European Baseball Championship players
2013 World Baseball Classic players
Kalamazoo Kings players
Parma Baseball Club players
Unipol Bologna players
Pittsburgh Panthers baseball players
FSC Jacksonville Blue Wave baseball players
Baseball players from Buffalo, New York
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