in 1987 Pacillo grew up in
Rutherford, New Jersey and played both baseball and football at
Rutherford High School. In 1982 and 1983, Pacillo played
collegiate summer baseball for the
Harwich Mariners of the
Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). He played outfielder and pitcher, batting .338 in 1983 and leading Harwich to the league title. Pacillo was inducted into the
CCBL Hall of Fame in 2005. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (5th pick) of the
1984 MLB draft out of
Seton Hall University, where he had played baseball for the
Pirates under head coach
Mike Sheppard. On May 23, 1987, Pacillo made his MLB debut, in which he pitched five innings and gave up two earned runs while striking out three. In 1988, Pacaillo 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. 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. A resident of
Bradley Beach, New Jersey, Pacillo works as a financial adviser. ==1984 Olympics==