Troy O'Leary initially committed to play college football at Oregon State as a wide receiver.
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10 Facts About Troy O'Leary
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Troy O'Leary hit his first career home run September 1,1994 off San Diego Padres reliever Adam Clark.
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Troy O'Leary enjoyed the best year of his career statistically in 1999.
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Troy O'Leary played in 157 of the 162 regular season games and finished with 596 at bats, leading the team in both categories.
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Troy O'Leary responded by again jumping on the first pitch he saw, crushing a line drive over the right field fence for a 3 run home-run.
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Troy O'Leary would spend 2 more seasons with the Boston Red Sox until the signing of slugger Manny Ramirez made Troy O'Leary expendable.
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Troy O'Leary went on to play 97 games for the Montreal Expos in 2002 and 93 games for the Chicago Cubs in 2003.
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In what turned out to be the final at-bat of his major league career during game 7 of the 2003 National League Championship Series, Troy O'Leary hit a pinch hit home run in the bottom of the 7th inning off of Josh Beckett.
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