Manuel Modesto Seoane (born June 26, 1955), is an American former
professional baseball
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pitcher
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, whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career consisted of seven games for the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
and
Chicago Cubs
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during the and seasons. His minor league career extended though 1981.
He attended
Tampa Catholic High School
Tampa Catholic High School is a diocesan, Catholic, coeducational high school located in Tampa, Florida, United States, founded in 1962. It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg. Its motto is "Veritas et Caritas," which means "Trut ...
in Tampa, FL and was selected in the 6th round of the 1973 June Amateur Baseball Draft by the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
.
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
cabaret
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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.
References
External links
Manny Seoaneat 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
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