Anthony Dale Torcato (born October 25, 1979, in
Woodland, California
Woodland is a city in and the county seat of Yolo County, California, United States. Located approximately northwest of Sacramento, it is a part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population continues to grow every year, with a growth ra ...
) is a former
Major League Baseball Player
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.
Professional career
Torcato was drafted in the 1st round (19th overall) of the
1998 Major League Baseball Draft by the
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...
. Before being drafted, Torcato signed a letter of intent to play college baseball at
UNLV
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. ...
.
He made his MLB debut on July 26, 2002, as the starting
right fielder
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for the Giants against the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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and singled to right field in his first at-bat off of the Dodgers
Hideo Nomo
is a Japanese former baseball pitcher who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He achieved early success in his native country, where he played with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from to . He then exploited a ...
. He played in parts of four seasons in
Major League Baseball
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and a total of 8 years in the
San Francisco Giants
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organization before becoming a free agent after the 2005 season.
In 2006, Torcato started the baseball season in the
Italian Baseball League
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Many o ...
with
Bbc Grosseto, then signed with the
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...
, who assigned him to the AAA
Charlotte Knights
The Charlotte Knights are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. They are located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and play their home games at Truist Field ...
.
In 2007, Torcato signed with the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. The Mariners compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. The team joined the American ...
but was released toward the end of Spring Training.
In 2008, Torcato signed with the
Long Beach Armada
The Long Beach Armada were an independent professional baseball team based in Long Beach, California, in the United States. The Armada was a member of the North Division of the now-defunct Golden Baseball League (GBL), which was not affiliated ...
and the
Chico Outlaws
The Chico Outlaws were a professional baseball team based in Chico, California, in the United States. The Outlaws were a member of the Northern Division of the independent North American League, which is not affiliated with either Major League ...
of the
Golden Baseball League
The Golden Baseball League was an independent baseball league based in San Ramon, California, with teams located in the Western United States, Western Canada and northwest Mexico.
The GBL was not affiliated with Major League Baseball or the org ...
.
In 2021, Torcato became the
manager
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of the
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes are a baseball team located in Keizer, Oregon, who are charter members of the Mavericks Independent Baseball League, a four-team league entirely based in the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area and playing all their ...
in the
Mavericks Independent Baseball League
The Mavericks Independent Baseball League is an Independent baseball league based in Keizer, Oregon, founded in 2021. Each team in the Mavericks League plays a 48-game regular season schedule from May through August, with a championship series at ...
based out of
Salem Oregon.
External links
* Career statistics and player information fro
Baseball Reference o
o
Baseball Reference (Minor and Independent Leagues)
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1979 births
Living people
Bakersfield Blaze players
Baseball players from Yolo County, California
Charlotte Knights players
Chico Outlaws players
Fresno Grizzlies players
Grosseto Baseball Club players
American expatriate baseball players in Italy
Long Beach Armada players
Major League Baseball outfielders
Pastora de los Llanos players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Sportspeople from Woodland, California
Pittsburg Diamonds players
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players
San Francisco Giants players
San Jose Giants players
Shreveport Captains players
Shreveport Swamp Dragons players