Kenneth Logan Easley (born November 4, 1961) is an

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former

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, Easley played for the

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in and . Prior to his major league career Easley was a key member of the

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baseball team in Twin Falls,

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, which won the

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national championship in 1984.

Professional career

Easley was drafted by the

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in the 20th round of the 1981 amateur draft. He was traded to the

in November 1986 along with Brian Fisher and

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for Pat Clements,

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and Rick Rhoden. Easley made his MLB debut in April 1987 against the

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. He played 17 games for the Pirates in 1987 before being released in November. Easley was re-signed as a free agent the next month, but spent the 1988 season with the minor league

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. He appeared in 10 games for the Pirates in the 1989 season, but was released a second and final time in November 1989. He spent the rest of his career in the minor leagues and retired in 1991. Easley played for several minor league teams throughout his career. In addition to the Buffalo Bisons, Easley also played for the Albany-Colonie Yankees (now the Albany A's), the

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, the Denver Zephyrs (now the

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), the Reno Silver Sox and ultimately finished his career with the Canton/Akron Indians (now the

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Retirement

After retiring from baseball Easley returned to the Twin Falls, Idaho, area. He serves on the geology faculty at the College of Southern Idaho.CSI Physical Sciences Department , Geology
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