Angelo Dominic "Archi" Cianfrocco (born October 6, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of seven seasons in

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(MLB), mostly at first and third base, from 1992 to 1998.

Career

Cianfrocco was drafted twice, first by the

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in the 11th round (259th overall) of the 1986 amateur entry draft, then by the

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in the 5th round (122nd overall) of the 1987 amateur entry draft. He elected not to sign with Pittsburgh, but after one season of

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, he signed with Montreal in 1987. The Expos traded him to the

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in for pitcher

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. After his MLB career, Cianfrocco played a season in

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(NPB) for the

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. While playing for the Padres, he had multiple fan clubs, including "Archi's Army" and the "CianfrocCrew". On Hall of Fame Weekend on August 4, 1997, he won the Home Run Derby in

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. Cianfrocco was the Padres' batter facing

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when the

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pitcher broke his arm while delivering a pitch. He currently resides in

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, and is the OEM Sales Manager at Seagate Systems.http://www.linkedin.com/pub/archi-cianfrocco/4/64b/336

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