Steven Francis Frey is a retired Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

Pitcher

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. He attended William Tennent High School

William Tennent High School

William Tennent High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12, located in Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA.The school is the only public high school serving Warminster and Upper Southampton townships and Ivyland borough in the Centennial School District, located in Bucks County,...

 in Warminster, Pennsylvania, and played three seasons of college ball at Bucks County Community College

Bucks County Community College

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 before being drafted by the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 in the fifteenth round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft

1983 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Other notable players :*Kevin Ward, 6th round...

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Path to the majors

Frey spent five seasons in the Yankees' farm system, getting as high as triple A Columbus

Columbus Clippers

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. On December 11, , he was traded with catcher

Catcher

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 Phil Lombardi

Phil Lombardi

Phillip Arden Lombardi is a former professional baseball player. He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, between and , for the New York Yankees and New York Mets...

 and Darren Reed to the New York Mets

New York Mets

The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...

 for Rafael Santana

Rafael Santana

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 and Victor Garcia. After one season with the Tidewater Tides, he was traded to the Montreal Expos

Montreal Expos

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 for Mark Bailey

Mark Bailey (baseball)

John Mark Bailey is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants.Bailey became a bullpen coach for the Astros in 2002.-Sources:...

 and Tom O'Malley

Tom O'Malley

----Thomas Patrick O'Malley is a former Major League baseball player born in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Montoursville, Pennsylvania in the United States. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, and New York Mets...

. He made his major league debut with the Expos on May 10, , pitching the final inning of the Expos' 10-1 victory over the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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 in the Astrodome.

California Angels

After three seasons in Montreal

Montreal

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, Frey was purchased by the California Angels in Spring training

Spring training

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 . It was with the Angels that Frey enjoyed his greatest success. In , Frey went 2-3 with a 2.98 earned run average

Earned run average

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 and a team leading thirteen saves. Unable to agree on a contract for with General Manager Whitey Herzog

Whitey Herzog

Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog is a former Major League Baseball manager. Born in New Athens, Illinois, he made his debut as a player in 1956 with the Washington Senators. After his playing career ended in 1963, Herzog went on to perform a variety of roles in Major League Baseball, including...

, Frey signed with the San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

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1994-1996

Frey did not perform as well in San Francisco, going 1-0 with a 4.94 ERA and no saves in 1994. He was sent to the Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

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 during the season, then released by the Mariners after only thirteen appearances. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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 for the remainder of the season, and pitched well for them down the stretch, pitching 10.2 innings and only giving up one earned run

Earned run

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. He re-signed with Philadelphia for , and retired at the end of the season.