Gary DiSarcina

Infobox MLB retired
name=Gary DiSarcina
position=Shortstop
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1967|11|19
Malden, Massachusetts
debutdate=September 23
debutyear=by|1989
debutteam=California Angels
finaldate=May 8
finalyear=by|2000
finalteam=Anaheim Angels
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.258
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=966
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=355
teams=
* California/Anaheim Angels (by|1989-by|2000)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1995)

Gary Thomas DiSarcina (born November 19, 1967 in Malden, Massachusetts) is a Minor league baseball manager and a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was raised in Billerica, Massachusetts and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was drafted by the California Angels in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. He currently lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He is currently the manager of the Lowell Spinners.

DiSarcina wore several numbers over the course of his career. He wore the number 4 during his first season. He then changed to number 11 for the following 2 seasons. Once becoming a starter in 1992 he wore number 33, an unusual number for a shortstop, as a tribute to Larry Bird, a hero of his hometown. He then changed to the number 9 for his remaining 4 seasons. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=disarga01 Gary DiSarcina Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac ] ]

DiSarcina played in his only All-Star game in 1995. In 1998 he was voted the team's MVP. [ [http://umassathletics.cstv.com/genrel/062805aae.html UMass Inducts 2005 Hall Of Fame Class :: Aprile, Bartley, DiSarcina, Roe, Scurry, and Whelchel joined Hall on Friday ] ]

After DiSarcina's playing career ended, he appeared as an analyst for NESN covering the Boston Red Sox. He was also the third base coach for Italy in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

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*baseball-reference|id=d/disarga01
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/D/Gary-DiSarcina.shtml Gary DiSarcina] Major and Minor League statistics: Baseball Cube