Richard Alan Bosetti (born August 5, 1953) is an American former professional

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, who played in

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(MLB) from to for the

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, and

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. Bosetti attended Anderson Union High School in Anderson, California. He was drafted by the

in the 7th round (114th overall) of the 1973 amateur draft while attending

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and made his major league appearance on September 9, 1976. In , Bosetti played in all 162 games for the Blue Jays, and in the same season led all AL outfielders in putouts, assists, and errors. Despite a relatively short career in the big leagues, he has the odd distinction of having urinated in the outfield of every major league baseball stadium of his era, a goal he claims to have accomplished by playing in both the American and National League. During his time in Toronto, he quickly became one of the Blue Jays' most popular players, partly because he was the only member of the team at the time who lived in the city year-round. On all four of the teams he played for in his career, he was teammates with pitcher

Tom Underwood Thomas Gerald Underwood (December 22, 1953 – November 22, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. His younger brother, Pat was also a pitcher, and made his major league debut against Tom. It was the first time in major league hist ...

. Bosetti was released by the Oakland Athletics on September 6, 1982, at which point he retired. After his baseball career, he returned to his hometown of Redding, Calif. and became involved in local business and politics. In 2006, he was elected to the Redding City Council, and Bosetti has also served as

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of Redding. He ran for the California State Assembly District 1 in 2012, but lost by a 2-1 margin to

Brian Dahle Brian Dwain Dahle (born September 20, 1965) is an American politician and farmer who served as a member of the California State Senate from the 1st district from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Republican Party, Dahle served as a member of the Ca ...

. He coached the

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baseball team.http://www.simpsonuniversity.edu Simpson University Rick now serves as general manager of the Redding Colt 45s collegiate baseball team.

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