Anthony Forelli

Anthony James Forelli

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 235 lb.

• School Old Dominion University
• High School Newtown High School (Elmhurst)

• Born April 16, 1977 in Ridgewood, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Anthony Forelli played in the minors and in Italy, and for the Italian national team.

He hit .341/~/.535 as a college junior and .336/?/.589 as a senior . The Milwaukee Brewers took him in the 26th round of the 1999 amateur draft. He batted .294/.356/.408 with 17 doubles in 64 games for the Ogden Raptors that summer, tying Ryan Knox for 10th in the Pioneer League in two-baggers. With the 2000 Helena Brewers, he was at .254/.319/.460 as a backup corner infielder.

Moving on to Italy, he produced at a .310/.418/.520 clip for Caserta in 2001, mostly used as a DH. Backing up Jairo Ramos Gizzi at 1B for Italy in the 2001 European Championship, he was 1 for 13 with a walk and two runs, handling 32 chances error-free, as Italy won Bronze. In 2002, he was the regular third baseman for Parma, batting .231//.331/.433 and fielding .857. He then coached at Glendale (AZ) High School for the 2004-2005 season as an assistant and was head coach of Moon Valley High School beginning in 2007