A native of Harrington Park, New Jersey, he attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, then William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. He was an All-American outfielder for William Paterson in 1981 & 1982, and New Jersey Athletic Conference "Player of the Year" in 1982. He was drafted by his hometown New York Yankees in the third round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.\n', '

Through his first three years in the Yankees\' farm system, Pasqua batted .267 with seventy home runs & 242 runs batted in. A hot start with the International League\'s Columbus Clippers his fourth season earned him a promotion up to the Bronx early in the 1985 season.\n', '

Pasqua made his major league debut on May 30 against the California Angels. After lining into a double play in his first major league at bat, he hit a home run in his second. This was followed by a 3-for-26 slump that got him sent back to Columbus for more seasoning. In his second game back with the Yankees, Pasqua had his first career two home run game. He was demoted back to Columbus again at the start of August, and returned in the middle of the month to bat .203 with five home runs & fifteen RBIs over the remainder of the season. All told, Pasqua batted .209 with nine home runs & 25 RBIs with the Yankees. In three stints in Columbus, he compiled a .321 batting average, eighteen home runs & 69 RBIs to earn IL Rookie of the Year & Most Valuable Player honors. During the off-season, the Montreal Expos were rebuked in their offer of Andre Dawson for Pasqua.\n', '

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