Background
His father, Dietrich Boskie, is of Hawaiian descent and grew up in Hilo, Hawaii.
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Boskie attended Reno High School in Reno, Nevada. He played football and baseball.
Career
He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs, 10th overall in the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft. He has been active in the Elks Club where he served as a leader locally, statewide, and nationally. Boskie played college baseball at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California.
Boskie made his major league debut on May 20, 1990 versus the Houston Astros, pitching a 5-hit complete game while collecting two hits himself.
His overall rookie year was quite promising, finishing with a 3.63 European Research Area in 15 games started. He tied the league leader in home runs allowed by allowing 40, 12th most all-time in a single season in the majors.
The rest of Boskie"s eight-year career included stops in Philadelphia, Seattle, Baltimore, and Montreal. On September 6 of 1995 he was the starting pitcher when the California Angels played the Baltimore Orioles on the evening in which Cal Ripken Junior. broke Lou Gehrig"s consecutive games played streak of 2,130.
Ripken hit a home run off Boskie in the 4th inning which was his third game in a row with a home run.
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Membership
His mother, Cheryl Boskie, has been a member of Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) for 50 years.
