American baseball player
Baseball player
Robert Elden Caffrey (born January 7, 1962) is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman .
Career
Caffrey attended Loara High School in Anaheim, California , and California State University, Fullerton , where he played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team.[1] In the 1984 season , Fullerton won the 1984 College World Series .[2] That year, his 28 home runs and 90 runs batted in were both the fifth-most in college baseball.[3] He played for the United States national baseball team in the 1984 Summer Olympics .[1] He appeared in the Olympics as a designated hitter , catching only four innings , and had a .196 batting average .[4]
The Montreal Expos selected Caffrey in the first round, with the 13th overall selection, of the 1984 MLB Draft .[2] He received a $100,000 signing bonus from the Expos.[1] He made his professional debut with the West Palm Beach Expos of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League , and batted .132 in 12 games.[3] In 1985, Caffrey underwent arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder. He had reconstructive surgery performed on his shoulder the next year,[1] and missed the first half of the 1986 season. When he was activated, he played for West Palm Beach.[5] He only appeared in 13 games in 1986.[1]
The Expos moved Caffrey to first base in 1987, and he split the season between West Palm Beach and the Burlington Expos of the Class A Midwest League . He hit .243 with 20 home runs combined over the season. In 1988, he was promoted to the Jacksonville Expos of the Class AA Southern League , where he served as the backup catcher. He batted .263 with four home runs. The Expos released him during spring training in 1989.[1]
Personal life
Caffrey met his wife in Burlington, Iowa . He worked there in a beer distributing warehouse for a year and a half after his retirement from baseball, and then the couple moved to Southern California . Caffrey and his wife have two children.[1]
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