Joey J. Long (born July 15, 1970) is an American former professional baseball

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 ...

. He played during one season in

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(MLB) for the San Diego Padres. He was drafted by the Padres in the 5th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft. Long played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season)

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in , and his last with the

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' Double-A Altoona Curve and Triple-A

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in . He now lives in Ohio, near a small town called Rosewood. He also has a daughter.

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1970 births Living people Altoona Curve players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Ohio Kent State Golden Flashes baseball players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Major League Baseball pitchers Memphis Chicks players Nashville Sounds players Newark Bears players Ottawa Lynx players People from Sidney, Ohio Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players San Diego Padres players Spokane Indians players Waterloo Diamonds players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub