Rob Richie (baseball)

Robert Eugene Richie (born September 5, 1965) is former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1989.

Rob Richie
Richie in 1988
Outfielder
Born: (1965-09-05) September 5, 1965
Reno, Nevada
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 19, 1989, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1989, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average.265
Home runs1
Runs batted in10
Teams

Richie was considered a top prospect. But he shocked the Tigers when he announced after the 1989 season that he was retiring to become a probation officer and to be able to focus more on his faith as a Jehovah’s Witness. [1][2]

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