Description
Pierre-Luc "Pete" Laforest is former professional baseball catcher and the current manager of the Trois-Rivi�res Aigles. He is a graduate of Fort Scott Community College. He was a draft pick of the Montreal Expos, but has also played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the San Diego Padres, and the Philadelphia Phillies. He was part of Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2006 World Baseball Classic.
In 2003, Laforest missed spring training and the first month of the season due to visa problems. Since 1997, he had improperly used a student visa to enter the United States, and in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks he was denied entry to the country until an FBI background check had been completed.
Laforest did not speak English until moving to the United States to attend community college, as he was raised in Quebec where the main language is French.
In winter 2007/08, Laforest played for the Mexicali Eagles in the Mexican Pacific League. In February 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins, but was released during training camp. He then signed a contract with thee Rojos del �guila de Veracruz a AAA-level team in the Mexican League.
Born
January 27th, 1978 in Gatineau (Age 46)
Last Changes
2019/06/25
New Address: Available to members only
2019/06/25
New Response (Success): Sent two Topps cards, SASE, and a thin blue sharpi..
2019/06/25
New Scanned Autograph (TTM/Probably Authentic)