Mid Nineties Italian / American Mets Pitcher Turned Investment V.P.: Frank Seminara (1994)
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In 1988 he was signed in the 12th round by the local A.L. New York club. The six foot two right handed pitcher, was eventually drafted away by the San Diego Padres (Rule V) in 1990.
He went 16-8 at A ball Prince William, earning the Carolina Leagues Pitcher of the Year Award that same year. The next season he was 15-10 at AA Wichita, making the Padres big league staff by 1992.
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In December of 1993 he was traded to the New York Mets in a deal involving of a bunch of minor leaguers. He had gone 1-1 against the Mets the previous two seasons, now he was at home in New York, pitching at Shea Stadium.
He made his Mets debut on April 30th against the Los Angeles Dodgers, entering the game in the 8th inning earning no decision. Seminara would pitch in ten games for the ’94 Mets, going 0-2 allowing 12 runs in 17 innings, posting a 5.82 ERA.
On May 9th in Montreal he blew a 4-1 lead, allowing a two run HR to Larry Walker & a sac fly to Moises Alou. The Mets went on to win it on a 9th inning David Segui HR.
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Retirement: Since his baseball career he worked at Morgan Stanley & Salomon Smith Barney investment companies.
Today Frank is a Senior VP of investments at USB bank on Avenue of the America’s in Manhattan. The Seminara group has been named to the Barons 1000th since March 2011.
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