heightin bats birth_place debutyear team heightft highschool birth_date debutteam article_title weightlb name throws
3 right cranston , rhode island 1968 retired 6 cranston , rhode island 5 april 1949 gcl tigers edward laborio
 195 edward laborio right
edward laborio

edward laborio -lrb- born in providence , rhode island , 1949 -rrb- , is a former professional baseball right-handed pitcher , who played in the minor leagues .
he was drafted by the detroit tigers in the 25th round of the 1968 mlb june amateur draft from cranston high school west -lrb- in cranston , rhode island -rrb- .
he was the first athlete to be signed by a professional sports organization from the cranston west high school .
he played four consecutive seasons in the detroit tigers baseball organization .
he received the providence journal bulletin , rhode island all-state baseball award in 1968 .
he is co-founder of the rhode island baseball academy & institute .
he is a member of the rhode island italo-american athlete hall of fame .
