Gregory Alan Flener (born February 25, 1969) is an American former professional
baseball
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pitcher
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. He played parts of three seasons with the
Toronto Blue Jays
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of
Major League Baseball
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(MLB)
Career
Flener attended
Armijo High School
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(
Fairfield, California
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), then spent three years at
California State University, Fullerton
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pursuing a business major. During those three seasons, Flener had a record of 21-3 as a starting
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 ...
.
After the 1989 season, he played
collegiate summer baseball with the
Chatham A's
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of the
Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.
He left school before completing his degree when the
Toronto Blue Jays
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selected him in the ninth round of the
1990 MLB Draft
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.
Flener played for the Blue Jays in 1993, 1996, and 1997. Though the Blue Jays won the
World Series
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in 1993 and Flener was awarded a World Series ring,
he did not play in any post-season games and was not on the playoff roster.
Flener continued playing
minor league baseball until January 2001, when he lost his right eye after being struck by a batted ball while pitching in the
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de BĂ©isbol Profesional (LVBP) is the professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.
History Early years
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Venezuelan Winter League
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1969 births
Living people
Akron Aeros players
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Baseball players from Austin, Texas
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball players
Cardenales de Lara players
Caribes de Oriente players
Chatham Anglers players
Dunedin Blue Jays players
Knoxville Smokies players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Mobile BayBears players
Myrtle Beach Hurricanes players
Navegantes del Magallanes players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
People from Fairfield, California
St. Catharines Blue Jays players
Syracuse Chiefs players
Syracuse SkyChiefs players
Tacoma Rainiers players
Toronto Blue Jays players