Patrick Joseph Forbes was a Major League Baseball

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 infielder who played from 1998–2001, and is now a minor league baseball manager in the Pittsburgh Pirates

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' organization.

Forbes was drafted by the California Angels

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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 in the 20th round of the 1990 amateur draft after a four-year collegiate career at Wichita State University

Wichita State University

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, during which he was a vital part of the Shockers' 1989 NCAA College World Series championship squad. He would see playing time with two teams in his career, the Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles

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 and the Philadelphia Phillies

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. He primarily played in the minor leagues, however.

When playing for the Orioles, Forbes spent most of his time for their then AAA

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 club the Rochester Red Wings

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 with whom he ended his playing career. He is widely regarded as the favorite player of Rochester

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 fans of the last decade. He wore the uniform number 7.

He began his managerial career in the Philadelphia Phillies organization with the Class A Lakewood Blueclaws in '04 & '05. He then managed the class AA Reading Phillies from '06-'08. He began managing in the Pirates' system in 2009 with the Lynchburg Hillcats

Lynchburg Hillcats

The Lynchburg Hillcats are a minor league baseball team in Lynchburg, Virginia. They are a Class High-A team in the Carolina League, and currently are a farm team of the Atlanta Braves. They had been a farm team of the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1995, with the Cincinnati Reds fulfilling the final...

 in the Carolina League

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. After the Pirates swapped Single A teams with Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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, Forbes spent 2010 the manager of the Pirates' new affiliate in the Florida State League

Florida State League

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, the Bradenton Marauders

Bradenton Marauders

The Bradenton Marauders are a minor league baseball team based in Bradenton, Florida that plays in the Florida State League. The Marauders are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their home games are played at McKechnie Field, which also serves as the Pirates' spring training...

. After the season, Forbes was promoted and will spend 2011 as the manager of the Pirates' AA affiliate, the Altoona Curve

Altoona Curve

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.

P.J. has a world series ring, having been associated with the 2008 World Champion Phillies.

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