This season will be Spiezio’s first in the Atlantic League and second in independent baseball. He spent last season with the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League in 2009 and appeared in 18 games. The 37-year-old etched his name in baseball history when he blasted a three-run seventh inning home run in Game 6 of the 2002 World Series to bring the Anaheim Angels within two runs of the series-leading Giants. He also tied Sandy Alomar Jr. with 19 postseason RBI.

The Illinois native spent four seasons with the Angels. His best season came in 2002, when he batted .285 with career-bests in hits (140), runs (80), and walks (67), and collected 82 RBI. He also played with four other clubs (Athletics, Mariners, Cardinals, Braves). Spiezio collected his second World Series ring with the 2006 Cardinals.

Spiezio holds a career .255 average in the 12 major league seasons with 996 hits, 549 RBI and 517 runs scored in 1,273 games. In addition, he has played 11 seasons of minor league baseball, with a .283 average, 572 hits, 335 RBI and 346 runs scored in 545 games played. He was originally selected by the Athletics in the sixth round of the 1993 amateur entry draft.