Dan Serafini

Daniel Joseph Serafini

• Bats Both, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
• High School Junipero Serra High School (San Mateo)

• Debut June 25, 1996
• Final Game September 13, 2007
• Born January 25, 1974 in San Francisco, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Dan Serafini was one of a fine group of hurlers for the 2005 Chiba Lotte Marines, going 11-4 to help them to the 2005 Japan Series title. He slipped to 0-4, 9.97 in 2006 and 2-5, 5.40 in 2007, prompting his release.

Serafini was 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA for the Yaquis de Obregon in the 2008 Caribbean Series. He allowed 12 baserunners in 6 1/3 IP. He was added to Italy's roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic and started his team's second game against Canada.

On October 20, 2023, he was arrested in Winnemucca, NV in connection with the 2021 murder of his father-in-law; a second person, who was reportedly known to Serafini, was also arrested that day in Las Vegas, NV. The arrests followed a two-year investigation of the death in North Lake Tahoe, CA of Robert Gary Spohr and the shooting of his wife, Wendy Wood, who survived the shooting but died a year later.

Further reading

• Callie Lawson-Freeman: "Former MLB pitcher arrested in 2021 murder of his father-in-law, authorities say", Yahoo! Sports, October 21, 2023. [1]