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Allen Watson was picked by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 1991 amateur entry draft . He spent the next two years in the Cardinals' minor league system, making his major league debut on July 8, 1993. In 1995, he was traded, along with Doug Creek and Rich DeLucia, to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Wimmer and Royce Clayton. At the end of the 1996 season, he and Fausto Macey were traded by the Giants to the Anaheim Angels for J. T. Snow. He pitched with the Angels in 1997-1998, obtaining a career high twelve wins as a starting pitcher in 1997. On June 14, 1997, Watson gave up the first-ever grand slam in interleague play to Rich Aurilia of the San Francisco Giants Over the next three years, he played for the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets and New York Yankees, mostly in a relief role or as a spot starter, retiring after the 2000 season. Allen Kenneth Watson (born November 18, 1970 in Jamaica, New York) is a high school baseball coach and former left-handed starting pitcher in professional baseball. He is a graduate of Christ The King Regional High School in Flushing, New York and attended New York Institute of Technology.

Giovanni Zapata is quickly becoming one of the most in demand instructors around, Metro baseball magazine calls him "one of the finer hitting instructors in the area".

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• Member of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association

Oreste Vilato Marrero Vázquez (born October 31, 1969 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a former American Major League Baseball player. Marrero is currently running professional high quality baseball clinics as well as private, semi-private and group lessons for all ages on Long Island, NY and the five boroughs. Addressing the individual needs of any ballplayer regardless of ability level, he helps athletes of all ages with the fundamentals and mechanics of baseball to the highest levels of instruction in fielding and hitting. He also is very active with the young baseball community, lending his time and experiences in coaching various teams and participating in various clinics, camps and experiences, including the NJBL, the Knox School and the Parade Ground League, earning the prestigious National Junior Baseball League's Eric Reistetter Manager of the Year Award. Marrero played with the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League which is the top professional baseball league in Puerto Rico. It is a winter league that consists of six teams with the league's champion participating in the Serie del Caribe. Marrero led the league in home runs along with other players such as Negro League great and Hall of Famer Josh Gibson, Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, Roy Campanella and baseball legends Hank Aaron and Reggie Jackson. Marrero is an active member of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association where he continues to participate in promoting the game of baseball, raise money for charity, inspire and educate youth through positive sport images and protect the dignity of the game through former players and members. Marrero is also a regular participant in the National Baseball Hall of Fame Classic at The Cooperstown Hall of Fame and Museum where he plays charity baseball games at the historic Double Day Field with other former professional baseball players such as Ozzie Smith, Goose Gossage, Ricky Henderson and Phil Niekro. These charity games are co-organized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association. Marrero, along with several other former major league players is also an active member and affiliate of the Cal Ripkin Sr. Foundation where former pros bring the game of baseball to today's youth through local programs and organizations such as Badges for Baseball and the RBI Program (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities). Oreste was among the leaders in the Texas League and he was an All-Star with San Antonio Missions (AA) classification, which is affiliated with Los Angeles Dodgers. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Montreal Expos, appearing in 42 games during the 1993 and 1996 seasons. full profile »