Hosey was drafted by the
Chicago White Sox in
1987 Major League Baseball draft, and spent most of his career in the minor league organizations of the
Oakland Athletics,
Milwaukee Brewers,
Kansas City Royals, and
Boston Red Sox. In 1994 he had his best minor league season, winning the
American Association MVP. In 112 games hit .333 and slugging .628 with 27 home runs, 80 RBI, 27 stolen bases, and 95 runs scored. He made his MLB debut with the Red Sox in , and played a total of 52 games from 1995-. He was traded to the
Texas Rangers in 1996, but was released without playing in a major league game with the Rangers. He was signed by the
Yakult Swallows in , and was immediately heralded as one of the greatest players ever to come to Japan by Swallows manager
Katsuya Nomura. Hosey worked hard to get used to Japanese pitching, and his work paid off in his first season, where he beat out
Hideki Matsui to lead the
Central League with 38 home runs. Opposing pitchers seemed to have figured him out in , and he ended the season with 18 home runs. He was released during the 1998 off-season. ==External links==