Randolf Ruhland Veres (November 25, 1965 – November 13, 2016) was a

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. He was 6'3" tall, weighed 210 pounds and was

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. He attended Cordova High School. Originally drafted in the 32nd round (740th overall) of the 1984 draft by the

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, he did not sign at that time. After spending a season at Sacramento City College, he was drafted by the

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second overall in the 1985 January draft, and he decided to sign. He was a consistent pitcher in the minors, with his perhaps his best season being 1987 with the Beloit Brewers-he went 10-6 that year with an ERA of 3.12. He made his major league debut against the

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on July 1, , at the age of 23. He gave up 3 runs in 4+ innings, surrendering seven hits and garnering the loss. That would end up being the only game he'd start in his entire career. He'd end up becoming a journeyman, skipping around between different major league and minor league clubs until . In total, he spent time with the Brewers,

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(to whom he'd been traded for minor leaguer Matt Brunson), and

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. In 135 games pitched in his career, he went 9-13 with three saves and a 4.60 ERA. As a batter, he collected zero hits in four

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s for a .000

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. He committed two errors in the field for a .929

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. He played his final major league game on June 23, 1997. Veres resided in

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. In , Veres had to go on the

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with an injured hand, which he hurt pounding on his hotel-room wall trying to get the people in the next room to be quiet.Baseball America
/ref> Veres died on November 13, 2016.

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