Kevin John Buckley (born January 16, 1959) is an American former

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(MLB) player who played for the Texas Rangers in 1984. A native of

Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy ( ) is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest city in the county. Quincy is part of the Greater Boston area as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in ...

, Buckley attended

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prior to attending the

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. In 1978, he played

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with the

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of the

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. With Maine's baseball team, Buckley appeared in the

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. Drafted in the 17th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, Buckley made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers on September 4, 1984. Appearing in 5 career games as a

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, Buckley went 2–7 with 4 strike outs.Profile
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1959 births Living people Baseball catchers Burlington Rangers players Cotuit Kettleers players Gulf Coast Rangers players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Maine Black Bears baseball players Maine Guides players Major League Baseball designated hitters Oklahoma City 89ers players Baseball players from Quincy, Massachusetts Texas Rangers players Tulsa Drillers players Braintree High School alumni 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-catcher-1950s-stub