Tony Torcato

Infobox MLB player
name=Tony Torcato


position=First baseman
team=Chico Outlaws
number=--
bats=Left
throws=Right
debutdate=July 26
debutyear=2002
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
statyear=July 3, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.298
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=3
formerteams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|2002-by|2005)

Anthony Dale Torcato, better known as Tony Torcato (born October 25, 1979 in Woodland, California) is a professional baseball player. At the young age of 14, Torcato was an amateur boxer, winning the 1994 California golden gloves boxing championship, and continued to box until the age of 16 before turning to baseball full time.

MLB career

Tony was drafted in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants. He was called up by the Giants on July 26, mlby|2002. He had spent his entire career until mlby|2006 with the Giants. Torcato played from 2002-mlby|2005 in the big leagues with them. After the 2005 MLB season, Torcato had a .298 career batting average in 43 games. In November 2006, Torcato signed a contract with the Seattle Mariners and was invited to major league spring training, but did not make the team.

Golden Baseball League

In by|2008, Torcato signed to play with the Long Beach Armada of the Golden Baseball League. In late July, he was traded to the Chico Outlaws for a PTBNL.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=t/torcato01