Manuel Modesto Seoane (born June 26, 1955), is an American former

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, whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career consisted of seven games for the

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and

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during the and seasons. His minor league career extended though 1981. He attended

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in Tampa, FL and was selected in the 6th round of the 1973 June Amateur Baseball Draft by the

. In January 1982, Seoane surrendered himself to police authorities along with fellow former MLB pitcher

Mark Lemongello Mark Lemongello ("le-MAHNJ-ul-oh"; born July 21, 1955) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1979 for the Houston Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays. He is the cousin of singer Peter ...

, for the kidnapping and robbery of Lemongello's cousins Mike Lemongello, a former professional bowler, and Peter Lemongello, a

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- / pop-singer. Seoane and Mark Lemongello were both sentenced to seven years probation after they both pleaded no contest to the charges.

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at Baseball Almanac 1955 births Living people Baseball players from Tampa, Florida Major League Baseball pitchers Chicago Cubs players Philadelphia Phillies players Birmingham Barons players Wichita Aeros players Oklahoma City 89ers players Evansville Triplets players Reading Phillies players Rocky Mount Phillies players Pulaski Phillies players American people convicted of robbery {{US-baseball-pitcher-1950s-stub