Randy Flores, American baseball player and coach
Randy Alan Flores (born July 31, 1975) is an American director of scouting for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB), a sports commentator, entrepreneur, coach, and former professional baseball relief pitcher who played eight seasons in MLB. Flores attended the University of Southern California (USC) before becoming the New York Yankees' ninth-round selection in the 1997 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut on April 23, 2002, as a member of the Texas Rangers. He was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals' 2006 World Series championship team. During his playing career, Flores batted and threw left-handed, stood 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) tall, and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
While playing college baseball for the USC Trojans, Flores was the 1995 Co-Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year. He played eight seasons in MLB primarily as left-handed specialist for four teams, including the Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Cardinals and Minnesota Twins.
Following his playing career, Flores became an on-air analyst for ESPN and the Pac-12 Network. He also coached for USC and started his own company, OnDeckDigital, whose product allows players and scouts to evaluate game play. In September 2015, he became the director of scouting for the Cardinals.
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