Eddie Lee Priest (born April 8, 1974) is a former

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pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

. Priest went to

Susan Moore High School Susan Moore is a town in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 787. It is one of two towns in Alabama to have the first and last name of an individual; the other is Phil Campbell. History Initially know ...

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. The

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drafted Priest in the ninth round of the

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. He played for the

in 1998, appearing in two games: May 27 and June 1. On June 16, 1998, the Reds traded Priest with Christian Rojas to the

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for

Rick Krivda Richard Michael Krivda (born January 19, 1970) is an American former baseball pitcher. Krivda pitched 12 years in professional baseball and won a gold medal in the 2000 Olympics. Krivda graduated from McKeesport High School in 1988. He then went ...

. The Reds selected Priest off waivers after the season.

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