Joseph Douglas Skalski (born September 26, 1964) is an American former

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. He appeared in just two games for the

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, pitching 6⅔ innings. He was the losing pitcher in both of his games. Joe attended

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and was drafted by the

in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft. He pitched in the Indians organization until 1990.

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