Biancalana was born on February 2, 1960, in
Greenbrae, California. Biancalana attended
Redwood High School in
Larkspur. He made his MLB debut on September 12, 1982, and played his final game on October 4, 1987. Biancalana was a member of the Royals team that won the
World Series in 1985. Although he had only started 35 games all season, manager
Dick Howser benched regular shortstop
Onix Concepcion in favor of Biancalana on September 20. Biancalana started 13 of the next 15 games as the Royals won the
American League West division by one game over the
California Angels. Biancalana was the starting shortstop for the Royals in all 14 post-season games, playing error-free defense in every game, and was an integral part in several run-scoring innings for the Royals in the
World Series. He batted .278 in the series with an on-base percentage of .435, both well above his career numbers. Biancalana is a former field manager for the
Amarillo Dillas of independent
United League Baseball, the infield coordinator of the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the manager of two South Atlantic League (Class Low A) teams, the Lakewood BlueClaws (affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies) and the Charleston Riverdogs (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays). He is also the co-author of
The 7 Secrets of the World Class Athlete. In 2009, Biancalana was inducted into the first Redwood High School Athletic Hall of Fame. ==References==