Robert Eugene Richie (born September 5, 1965) is former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1989. Richie was considered a top prospect. But he shocked the Tigers when he announced after the 1989 season that he was retiring to become a probation officer and to be able to focus more on his faith as a Jehovah’s Witness. References External links , or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League) 1965 births Living people African-American baseball players Baseball players from Nevada Bristol Tigers players Detroit Tigers players Glens Falls Tigers players Lakeland Tigers players Major League Baseball left fielders Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Nevada Wolf Pack baseball players Sportspeople from Reno, Nevada Toledo Mud Hens players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players