Frank Enrico Pastore was an American Major League Baseball player and radio host.
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12 Facts About Frank Pastore
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Frank Pastore pitched for the Cincinnati Reds from 1979 until 1985 and for the Minnesota Twins in 1986, and was in the Texas Rangers organization in 1987.
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Frank Pastore was born in Alhambra, California, and was valedictorian of the 1975 class of Damien High School in La Verne, California.
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That year, Frank Pastore went to the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the amateur draft.
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Frank Pastore continued to be promoted within the organization, with an impressive 3.
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Frank Pastore was then released by the Reds in 1986 following spring training.
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However, Frank Pastore quickly signed with the Minnesota Twins, and spent the entire season coming out of the bullpen.
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Frank Pastore then spent the next two years with the national leadership of Athletes in Action, the sports ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ.
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In 2003, Frank Pastore completed his second master's degree, in political philosophy and American government, from Claremont Graduate School.
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In 2011, Frank Pastore authored Shattered: Struck Down, But Not Destroyed, a book recounting how he became a born-again Christian during recovery from his 1984 pitching arm injury.
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Frank Pastore once held the record for the fastest time to finish eating the famous 72-oz steak dinner, "The Texas King", at the Big Texan Steak Ranch.
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Frank Pastore was hospitalized in critical condition with serious head injuries.
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