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Steve Balboni— N.H. native m Majors Bobr- TarentinoIs it possible to spend a career in Baseball’s major league if one is unfortunate enough to grow up in the semi-Arctic climate of New Hampshire? Steve Balboni of the New York Yankees is living proof that the answer is “yes”, as long as one is blessed with 6’ 3 height and 235 ball bashing pounds.Stephen Charles Balboni was bom in Brockton, Mass. in 1957 but grew up in Manchester. While attending Manchester Memorial High School, Steve excelled in three sports and was voted the school’s “athlete of the year” in his senior year.“The key to my making it in the majors, “ according to Balboni, “Was my choice of a college.” Steve attended Eckerd College, a perennial division II baseball powerhouse in St. Petersburg, Fla. “Eckerd had a tremendous baseball program. We ate, drank and slept baseball and the competition was excellent — we played all the best Division II teams in the country and we also played some of the top Division I teams like Miami.” At Eckerd, Balboni was the only Division II player named to the Sporting News All American First Team. In his senior year he hit 26 home runs and collected 77 RBI’s in just 43 games.Consequently, Steve was drafted by the New York Yankees , but traded to the Royals and then to Seattle.Recently, Steve Balboni signed a contract with the New York Yankees through the 1989 season. Hehas survived more than five years in the major leagues and is known as “Bye-Bye” for the long blasts that he hits. At this point in his career, Steve’s main goal is “to survive”. “I love playing in the majors and there is really nothing else that I want to do. I plan to stay as long as there is a team that wants me,” says Balboni. Right now, the Yankees need and want his powerful right hand hitting bat.Steve Balboni, a New Hampshire native who has made a career of hitting a baseball. He i living proof for you New Hampshire Little Leaguers that, yes, you can make the big time.
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North Conway Daily Sun
North Conway, New Hampshire, US
Thu, Jul 13, 1989
Page 11
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