Richard Paul Scheid (born February 3, 1965) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the

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(1992) and

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(1994–1995) of

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(MLB). Scheid attended

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, where he played

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for the

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under head coach Mike Sheppard. He was inducted into the

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in 2020.

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