Randy Alan Flores (born July 31, 1975) is an American professional baseball player and executive. He is the director of scouting for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB as a relief pitcher for eight seasons. Flores attended the University of Southern California (USC) and played college baseball for the USC Trojans. He was the 1995 Co-Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year. The New York Yankees selected him in the ninth round of the 1997 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut on April 23, 2002, as a member of the Texas Rangers. He was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals' 2006 World Series championship team. He also played for the Colorado Rockies and Minnesota Twins. Following his playing career, Flores became an on-air analyst for ESPN and the Pac-12 Network. He also coached for USC and started his own company, OnDeckDigital, whose product allows players and scouts to evaluate game play. In September 2015, he became the director of scouting for the Cardinals. Early life and amateur career After Flores attended El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California. He was quarterback and kicker for the football team. In addition, Flores played varsity baseball. Flores played college baseball for the Trojans at the University of Southern California (USC) as a recruited walk-on. He graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a concentration in finance. While playing college baseball at USC from 1994 to 1997, he set several pitching records that still stood as of 2013, including career wins with 42, innings pitched with and complete games with 22. Flores was the 1995 Co-Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year, going 13–3 with a 3.24 earned run average (ERA) and 86 strikeouts. After the 1995 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Professional playing career The New York Yankees selected Flores in the ninth round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2001, the Yankees sent him to the Texas Rangers to complete a trade earlier in the year for infielder Randy Velarde. Flores made his major league debut with the Rangers on April 23, 2002. He also played for the Colorado Rockies before signing as a free agent with the Cardinals on November 20, 2003. Flores won a championship ring when the Cardinals won the 2006 World Series, defeating the