'Gary Thomas DiSarcina' (born
November 19,
1967 in
Malden,
Massachusetts) is a
Minor league baseball manager and a former
shortstop in
Major League Baseball. He was raised in
Billerica, Massachusetts and attended the
University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was drafted by the
California Angels in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. He currently lives in
Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Throughout his career, he wore number 33, an unusual number for a shortstop, as a tribute to Larry Bird, a hero of his hometown.
After DiSarcina's playing career ended, he appeared as an analyst for
NESN covering the
Boston Red Sox. He was also the third base coach for
Italy in the 2006
World Baseball Classic.
In early November of 2006, the
Boston Red Sox hired him as a baseball operations consultant and on
April 20,
2007 the Red Sox hired him to manage their
Single-A Lowell Spinners team in
Lowell, Massachusetts.
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References
1. DiSarcina starts over again in Lowell Jeff Horrigan
External link
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Gary DiSarcina Major and Minor League statistics: Baseball Cube