About Richie Sexson
Richmond Lockwood Sexson (born December 29, 1974) is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, and New York Yankees from 1997 to 2008. Sexson was a two-time MLB All-Star and was inducted onto the Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor. Sexson was also the field manager for the Windy City ThunderBolts in the West division of the Frontier League for the 2023 season. == Amateur career == Sexson was born in Portland, Oregon. He attended Prairie High School in Brush Prairie, Washington, and was an All-State performer in baseball, basketball, and football. He also set the school record for the most runs batted in (RBIs) and home runs in a career. Sexson was offered a scholarship to play both college baseball and college basketball for the Portland Pilots. == Professional career == === Cleveland Indians === The Cleveland Indians selected Sexson in the 24th round (671st overall) of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft. He reached the major leagues in late 1997, playing in five games for Cleveland. Sexson had a breakout year in 1999 with 31 home runs, and 116 RBIs in 134 games.
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