Jim Paciorek
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James Joseph Paciorek (born June 7, 1960) is an American former professional
His two older brothers, John and Tom, also played in the Major Leagues.
Biography
After graduating from
Paciorek had actually traveled to Japan during his college years to play in the Japanese college baseball league, and he chose to sign with the
The Whales had made a bad decision in cutting Paciorek, as he had his best season in 1992 playing with the Hanshin Tigers. Paciorek had joined the Tigers at the suggestion of Tom O'Malley, and he led the league in hits to win a Best Nine award at first base. He also won the Central League golden glove award that year.
Paciorek suffered a hip injury in 1993, and failed reach the .300 mark for the first time in Japan, hitting only 7 home runs with a .243 batting average. He was dropped by the Tigers during the off-season, and sought to play in the major leagues after returning to the United States, but retired shortly afterwards.
On April 6, 2004, Paciorek traveled to Japan after 11 years to participate in the opening ceremony of a game between the
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet