Don Slaught
American baseball player
Donald Martin Slaught (born September 11, 1958), nicknamed "Sluggo", is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1982 through 1997 for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, and San Diego Padres.
Early life
Slaught was born in Long Beach, California. He attended El Camino College and UCLA and is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. In 1979, Slaught and UCLA pitcher Tim Leary were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America university all-star team. Slaught also was named an Academic All American in 1979. Slaught's 1979 batting average of .428 was a UCLA single-season record that stood until 2001.
He was a 20th-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 1979, but elected to stay at UCLA. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the seventh round of the next year's draft. He spent about two years in the minor leagues before debuting with the Royals in 1982.
Career
Slaught played with seven major league teams, enjoying some of his best seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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