During his active Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he appeared in 1,914 games for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Athletics, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.\n', '

Born in Whittier, but raised in Santa Fe Springs California, Kotsay played college baseball at Cal State Fullerton. Kotsay spent the summer of 1994 playing for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 1995, Kotsay won the Golden Spikes Award and was the Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series, as CS-Fullerton won its third Series championship. In addition to being an outfielder, Kotsay was a closer in college; he pitched the final five outs to clinch his team\'s CWS title. Kotsay was a consensus choice as an All-American in 1995 and 1996.\n', '

Kotsay was selected by the Florida Marlins as the 9th pick of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.\n', '

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