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Adam riggs

Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Anaheim Angels, Toyko Yakult Swallows

Adam David Riggs (born October 4, 1972) is a former professional baseball first baseman. He played parts of four years in Major League Baseball, but is better known for the four seasons he spent with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japanese Central League. A native of Byram Township, New Jersey, he attended Lenape Valley Regional High School in Stanhope, New Jersey, and is an alumnus of the County College of Morris and the University of South Carolina Aiken.Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 22nd round of the MLB amateur draft, Riggs made his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 7, 1997.Riggs gained notoriety after a 2003 game with the Anaheim Angels in which he wore a uniform which featured the team name misspelled as "Angees", which appeared in Sports Illustrated, and was also nominated for a This Year in Baseball Award for Most Bizarre Moment in 2003.[3]In 2005 he signed with the Yakult Swallows of Japan's Central League and played with them until July 2008.