Claudio Liverziani (born 4 March 1975) is an Italian former professional

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player who competed in Minor League Baseball and for the

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. Liverziani made his professional debut in Italy at 16 years old before signing with the

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. In 1997 and 1998, Liverziani played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the

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. He was released by the Mariners organization on or about April 1, 1999. He returned to Italy in 1999 and played in the Italian Baseball League until 2016, primarily for

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. In 2009, he recorded his 1,000th hit in the Italian league against

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. He was the seventh player to reach that mark. In December 2009, the

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announced that Liverziani would be banned for two years due to a drug offense. Liverziani represented Italy in the

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and

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. In

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, he played for Italy in the Baseball World Cup. He also competed in the

2006 World Baseball Classic The 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was the inaugural tournament between national baseball teams that included players from Major League Baseball. It was held from March 3 to 20 in stadiums that are in and around Tokyo, Japan; San Juan, Puerto ...

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1975 births Living people Baseball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Baseball players suspended for drug offenses Italian expatriate baseball players in the United States Olympic baseball players for Italy Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players 2006 World Baseball Classic players Rimini Baseball Club players Fortitudo Baseball Bologna players Sportspeople from Novara Sportspeople from the Province of Novara {{Italy-baseball-bio-stub