Keith Richard Osik (born October 22, 1968), is a former
Major League Baseball
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catcher
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who played in the major leagues from -. He played for the
Milwaukee Brewers,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Baltimore Orioles
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, and
Washington Nationals
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. He was drafted in the 24th round of the MLB Draft. His brother was also a professional
baseball
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player, but only played in the minors. He was born in
Port Washington, New York
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, but now lives in
Shoreham, New York
Shoreham is an incorporated village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 531 at the 2010 census. It is officially known as the ''Incorporated Village of Shoreham''.
History
At Shoreham, Nikol ...
.
Osik is currently the head baseball coach at
Farmingdale State College
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, a Division III institution located on
Long Island in
New York. He was inducted into the
Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame
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on Long Island in the Baseball Category with the Class of 2008.
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1968 births
Living people
Major League Baseball catchers
Baseball players from New York (state)
People from Port Washington, New York
Milwaukee Brewers players
Pittsburgh Pirates players
Baltimore Orioles players
Washington Nationals players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Nashville Sounds players
Durham Bulls players
Albuquerque Isotopes players
New Orleans Zephyrs players
Farmingdale State Rams baseball coaches
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