Giuseppe Chiaramonte
Giuseppe Carlo Chiaramonte is a retired professional baseball catcher.
Chiaramonte is currently an educator and travels the world teaching English. You can find out more about him at his website.
http://www.gchiaramonte.com
Chiaramonte attended Soquel High School in Soquel, California and Fresno State University, where he played for the Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team in the Western Athletic Conference in National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. At Fresno State, Chiaramonte was named a First Team NCAA Division I All-American, named Fresno State male Athlete of the Year, and WAC All-Star catcher in 1997.
Chiaramonte was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft. He participated in the 1999 All-Star Futures Game at Fenway Park and during his tenure with the Giants played for the following minor league teams: San Jose Giants, Shreveport Captains/Swamp Dragons, and the Fresno Grizzlies. Chiaramonte retired at age 26.
