Education
Mississippi State University.
Mississippi State University.
Rath played in three games for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998, and in five games for the Minnesota Twins in 1999. He has also played professionally in Japan, South of Korea, and Taiwan. Rath is a 1991 graduate of Long Beach (Mississippi) High School.
Rath played collegiately at Mississippi State University from 1992-1994 where he was a First Team All-Securities and Exchange Commission (1994) selection.
A First Team All-American (Baseball America, ABCA). Second Team All American (Mizuno).
And Third Team All American (NCSWA). As a junior in 1994 he was the Los Angeles Dodgers" 2nd round pick (47th overall) and made his major league debut on June 2, 1998 against the Saint Louis Cardinals in Dodger Stadium.
In 2007, Rath played for the Louisiana New Bears of the CPBL and in 2008, the Doosan Bears of the KBO.