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Ronald Thomas Villone, Jr. (born January 16, 1970) is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher. Villone played for 12 teams in his career, tied for 2nd all time with pitcher Mike Morgan and outfielder Matt Stairs, and trailing only Octavio Dotel who has played for 13 teams.〔http://espn.go.com/mlb/spring2012/story/_/id/7677629/octavio-dotel-knows-all-changing-places〕 Born in Englewood, New Jersey,〔Baumbach, Jim. ("YANKEES, New home suits Villone , Lefty grew up a fan of Yanks, Gator, Donnie - and now joins them" ), ''Newsday'', December 17, 2005. Accessed February 17, 2011. "Villone, who turns 36 next month and was born in Englewood, N.J., had a 4.08 ERA with 70 strikeouts in 64 innings (79 games) for the Marlins and Mariners last season."〕 Villone grew up in Bergenfield, New Jersey.〔(MARINERS TAKE EX-BERGENFIELD STAR -- VILLONE PICKED 14TH OVERALL ). ''The Record (Bergen County)'', June 2, 1992. "The call came a little later than anticipated, but Ron Villone of Bergenfield got what he expected Monday afternoon."〕 ==College career== Villone attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was a two-sport star, playing baseball and football. At 6’-3’’ and 245 pounds, Villone was a tight end when he played football, and he had success with it. In 1990, he was selected as a first team All-Yankee Conference tight end. His natural strength was on the pitcher’s mound. In 1991, Villone was the recipient of the Atlantic-10 Left Handed Pitcher of the Year. Not only did he pitch for Team USA in 1992, he also was a third-team All American Selection after striking out 89 in just 59 innings. Villone was just as good a hitter as a pitcher for the University of Massachusetts as well as a pitcher. Balls that are hit off the side of a practice rink in the distance there are referred to as “Villone Bologna”, as he hit eight homers off of it in his playing days.〔http://www.metsgeek.com/articles/2009/03/16/know-your-nris-part-ii-2/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ron Villone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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