Gene Harris

Tyrone Eugene Harris (born December 5, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in all or parts of seven seasons, from to . Early life Harris was a 1982 graduate of Okeechobee High School. He attended Tulane University, where he played football and baseball. Harris accepted a scholarship to play football for the Tulane Green Wave with the expectation that he would also play on the baseball team. However, due to a change in coaching staffs, he was only allowed to play one season of college baseball. Career Harris was a fifth-round draft pick of the Montreal Expos in 1986. He made it to the majors with Montreal to start the 1989 season but was sent down to Triple-A in early May. Later that month, he became part of a trade that the Expos would rue. They gave up future 300-game winner Randy Johnson along with Brian Holman and Harris to the Seattle Mariners for Mark Langston and a player to be named later. Langston left as a free agent after the season.