Tony Conigliaro

Conigliaro is one of baseball's great what-ifs, and that's exactly why I find him so haunting. A homegrown Boston kid who was launching home runs at Fenway before he could legally drink, he had a swing built for that short left-field wall. Then the 1967 beaning happened and everything changed in an instant. What gets me is how hard he fought to come back at all when the vision damage could have ended things immediately. He's a reminder that talent and toughness don't always beat bad luck, and his story still carries real weight in Red Sox lore.

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Tony Conigliaro (1945-1990) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who spent most of his career with the Boston Red Sox. A local hero from the Boston area, he became the youngest player in American League history to reach 100 career home runs. His career was tragically altered in 1967 when he was struck in the face by a pitch, an injury that severely affected his eyesight; though he made a notable comeback, lingering effects shortened his playing days.

Name (English)

Tony Conigliaro

Name (Japanese)

トニー・コニグリアロ

Reading

とにー・こにぐりあろ

Born

January 7, 1945 – February 24, 1990

Origin

Revere, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

Baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Conigliaro
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3531727

Tags

• From Massachusetts
• Baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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