Peter Jude Zoccolillo (born February 6, 1977) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played part of the 2003 season in Major League Baseball for the

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Career

He played college baseball at Rutgers University where he was three times All- Big East First Team. He graduated with a degree in communications and a minor in psychology. He was drafted by the

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in the 23rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. At the trade deadline in 2001, the Cubs traded him and

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to the Brewers for

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and a minor leaguer. Zoccolillo made his Major League debut on September 5, 2003 at Miller Park. He recorded his first Major League hit on September 9 against

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of the

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. Following the season, the Texas Rangers selected him from the Brewers in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. After spending the 2005 season in the minors with the St. Louis Cardinals, he signed a contract with the

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. After playing with Italy at the

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, however, he decided to retire from professional baseball.

Personal life

Zoccolillo's father, Al, coached the

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team. His mother, Terry, was a teacher. He met his wife, Denise, before his final year at Rutgers. In 2011, he was living in Randolph, New Jersey, working as a salesman for Enzo Clinical Labs and coaching youth baseball. In 2021, he was living in Mount Olive Township, New Jersey and was hired to coach the baseball team at Mount Olive High School.

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