He debuted on May 23, 1987. In his debut he pitched 5 innings and gave up 2 earned runs while striking out 3. In 1988 Pat was traded to the Montreal Expos along with Tracy Jones for Randy St. Claire, Jeff Reed, and Herm Winningham. He never pitched in the majors again.\n', '

Pacillo grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey and played both baseball and football at Rutherford High School. He also helped cook hash browns when the school cafeteria was short of workers.\n', '

Pacillo is perhaps best remembered for replacing Pete Rose on the Reds\' 40-man roster following the 1986 season. Rose, who by that point was serving as the team\'s player-manager, removed himself from the roster in order to make room for Pacillo.\n', '

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