Steve Hosey

{{short description|American baseball player}}

{{BLP sources|date=March 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Steve Hosey

|position=Right fielder

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1969|4|2}}

|birth_place=Inglewood, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 29

|debutyear=1992

|debutteam=San Francisco Giants

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 15

|finalyear=1993

|finalteam=San Francisco Giants

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.259

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=1

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=7

|teams=

}}

Steven Bernard Hosey (born April 2, 1969) is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball.{{Cite web |title=Steve Hosey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoseyst01.shtml |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Originally from Inglewood, California, Hosey has lived in Fresno, California where he has built a real estate business. Hosey is also the Director of Parent Engagement and Training for Family Leadership, Inc.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Biography

Hosey attended Fremont High School in Oakland and stayed in California attending college at Fresno State University. At {{Convert|6|ft|3|in|abbr=on|m}} and {{Convert|218|lb|kg}}, Hosey was originally drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 19th round of the 1986 draft. He chose not to sign with the Indians and was drafted again in the first round of the 1989 draft by the San Francisco Giants, with whom he chose to sign. He went on to play in 24 games for the Giants from 1992–93.

Hosey is the half-brother of former NBA player Paul Pierce.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=S. L. |title=The Truth Revealed |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2008/12/08/the-truth-revealed |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Sports Illustrated Vault {{!}} SI.com |language=en-us}}

Political candidate

Hosey ran to fill the vacancy on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, District 2 that occurred when former Supervisor Andreas Borgeas was elected to the California State Senate.

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