Paul Ottavinia

Paul Thomas Ottavinia

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
• School Seton Hall University
• High School Mount Olive High School
• Born April 22, 1973 in Westwood, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Paul Ottavinia played professionally from 1994 to 2004. Though he spent parts of two seasons at Triple-A, he never ascended to the majors.

He was taken by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1994 amateur draft, one pick ahead of outfielder Scott Podsednik and in the same round as notables A.J. Pierzynski and Aaron Boone. Perhaps his best season in affiliated ball was 2000 when, while in the New York Yankees organization, he hit .302/.383/.442 with 8 home runs, 58 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 127 games for the Norwich Navigators — a solid year muted slightly by the fact that he was a 27-year-old playing at Double-A. He tied Adam Hyzdu for the Eastern League lead in intentional walks with 7. He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2001, hitting .272/.345/.442 in 42 games for the Columbus Clippers. He spent part or all of three seasons in independent ball, hitting .333/.398/.464 in 42 games for the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks in 1997, .409/.422/.705 in 10 games for the Redhawks in 1998 and .333/.376/.509 in 41 games for the Somerset Patriots in 2004.

Overall, Ottavinia hit .270/.332/.392 with 48 home runs, 409 RBI and 105 steals in 922 games over 11 seasons.

Prior to playing professionally, he played in the 1991 World Junior Championship, hitting .111/.238/.139 though his 11 runs tied Ryan Luzinski for second on the Bronze Medalists, one behind Brandon Pico. He later became a police officer.