Thomas Kent Drees (born June 17, 1963) is a former

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pitcher. He appeared in four games for the

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in , all as a reliever.

Career

Drees attended

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, and in 1984 he played

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with the

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of the

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. He was selected by the White Sox in the 17th round of the

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. Drees made headlines in while pitching for the

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. During that season, Drees pitched three

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s, including two consecutive ones on May 23 and May 28 (the latter of which was only seven innings). Overall, Drees won 12 games for Vancouver with a 3.37 ERA. He made his major league debut as a September call-up with the White Sox in 1991, and appeared in four major league games.

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