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Will be used primarily at catcher after spending his high school career as a utility player ... Has good power and is athletic.
High School - A 2001 graduate of Belmont Hill School ... A three-sport standout in baseball, football and hockey ... Selected as 2001 New England Prep School Male Athlete of the Year ... Three-time member of the All-Independent School League team in baseball (1999, 2000, 2001) and a two-time selection of the All-New England Team in football (1999, 2000) ... Named team MVP in baseball and football in his senior year ... Won his league's triple crown in his junior year, hitting .515 with 10 homers and 32 RBI ... Led the ISL his senior year in home runs (9) and RBI (27), while posting a .450 batting average ... Helped his football team to three New England Prep School Class B Championship games, including the school's first Class B title in 2000 ... Football team was a combined 25-2 in his last three seasons ... Played tailback, strong safety and kicker ... Member of high school honor roll all four years ... Coached in baseball by Edward Gallagher and Rich Gedman, former major league catcher ... Credits Gedman as being the most influential person in his baseball career.
Amateur Summer Baseball - Helped the 2001 Mass. Envelope team of the Boston Park League to the finals while hitting .325 with three homers and 17 RBI in 31 games ... Played for the Walsh Club of the Boston Park League in 2000 ... Named team and league MVP in 1999 while playing for the Weston/Wayland Legion squad, compiling a .589 batting average with 12 homers and 30 RBI in 20 games.
Personal - Undeclared major ... Son of Robert and Anne Cleary ... Father and uncle, Bill, played on the 1960 USA Olympic Hockey Team that won the gold medal in Squaw Valley ... Favorite professional sports team is the Boston Red Sox ... Lists Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick as his favorite athlete ... Earliest baseball memory is playing catch with his father in the front yard.
Cleary's Updated Career Stats - Includes 2002 Season