Robert John Maurer (born January 7, 1967) is a retired

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, Maurer attended Mater Dei High School in

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, where he played for the

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baseball team. Maurer was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 6th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft. He appeared in 21 games for the Rangers Wearing #39 during the 1991 and 1992 MLB seasons and retired from professional baseball after the 1994 season.

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