Tim Foli
American baseball player and coach
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Timothy John Foli is an American former professional baseball player, coach and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels and New York Yankees from to . At age 17, Foli was the first pick in the Major League Baseball Draft in and went on to be a member of the 1979 World Series champion Pirates. Foli was known as a fiery player who was a reliable fielder but only an average hitter. Foli was a free swinger, especially in when he walked only 14 times, the lowest total ever for 150 or more games played . His free swinging did not aim for the fences, however, as he averaged less than two home runs per season.
