Slusarski Joseph

American baseball pitcher; a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic baseball team. He attended high school in Springfield, Illinois before enrolling at Lincoln Land Community College. He continued his education at a college in New Orleans, and on 6/02/1987, Slusarski was selected by the Seattle Mariners during the sixth round of the free-agent draft. Turning down their offer, he was selected by the Oakland Athletics one year later on 6/01/1988. He went on to lead the California League with 15 home runs allowed during the 1989 season. The right-handed pitched for the Houston Astros from 5/04/1998 until they released him on 12/21/2000, and shortly afterward, he returned to the minor league with the Atlanta Braves. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less