Career
He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 25th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cranston High School West (in Cranston, Rhode Island). He was the first athlete to be signed by a professional sports organization from the Cranston West High School. He played four consecutive seasons in the Detroit Tigers baseball organization.
Edward Laborio went to Cranston West High School from 1965-1968, located in Cranston, Rhode Island.
There he compiled a pitching record of 20 wins and 2 losses. He holds the Rhode Island High School State Record for Perfect Games Pitched by a High School Student (2 games) and the Rhode Island High School State Record for Number Hitter Games Pitched by a High School Student (4 games).
He also holds the Rhode Island High School State Record for Strikeouts Pitched by a High School Student in a regulation seven inning game when he recorded (20) Strikeouts out of a Possible (21) outs.
