Tim Costo
| Tim Costo | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder/First baseman | |
| Born: February 16, 1969 Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 18, 1992, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1993, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .224 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 14 |
| Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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| Teams | |
Timothy Roger Costo (born February 16, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball player. Mainly a career first baseman, Costo played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1992 and 1993.
Costo was a first round draft pick (8th overall) in the 1990 Amateur Draft. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians. He had a nine-year minor League career, in the farm system for the Indians, the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Toronto Blue Jays. He was the first strikeout of Pedro Martinez’ Hall of Fame career.
In 2007, he was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Costo was born on February 16, 1969, in Melrose Park, IL.[2] He attended the University of Iowa, where he played baseball from 1988 to 1990.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he is the head baseball coach at The McCallie School.
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Baseball players from Cook County, Illinois
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Iowa Hawkeyes baseball players
- Kinston Indians players
- Canton-Akron Indians players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Louisville Redbirds players
- Syracuse SkyChiefs players
- All-American college baseball players
- Sportspeople from Melrose Park, Illinois
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American baseball first baseman stubs