Robert Hilmer Hegman (born February 26, 1958), is an American former

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player who played in with the

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champion

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. Hegman attended St. Cloud State University. Primarily a second baseman during his pro playing career, Hegman threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . His one big-league game came on August 8, 1985, when he replaced

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in the lineup for the ninth inning.

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, who had been playing second base, moved over to

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to replace Brett defensively, while Hegman took his position at second base. He played just one inning without a

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. Later when asked if he received a

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, Hegman replied, "Heck, all I got was a $100 check. I should have kept it and framed it, but I had to eat". He remained with the Royals for 16 seasons (1987–2002) after his playing career ended and served ten seasons (1993–2002) as the club's director or senior director of

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operations. He was dismissed by then-Royals

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in July 2002 in a streamlining of the Kansas City front office.Baseball America, July 25, 2002
/ref> He later worked as a Major League

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for the

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