David Joseph Silvestri (born September 29, 1967) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1999. He also played for the United States baseball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Playing career Silvestri attended the University of Missouri, where he played for the Missouri Tigers baseball team. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the second round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. That year, he played internationally for the United States baseball team in the 1988 Baseball World Cup, where he batted .333/.407/.542 with 10 runs as the club's shortstop. He won a silver medal with the team. He also played in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning a gold medal. Before the 1990 season, Silvestri was traded with a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for infielder Orlando Miller. During the 1995 season, he was traded to the Montreal Expos for a minor league player. Managing career Silvestri managed the Hudson Valley Renegades of the New York–Penn League in 2000 and the Great Falls Dodgers of the Pioneer League in 2001. References http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=silveda01 http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/silveda01.shtml http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=122236#gameType=%27R%27 External links 1967 births Living people Albany-Colonie Yankees players All-American college baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Anaheim Angels players Baseball players at the 1987 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Baseball players from St. Louis Columbus Clippers players Durham Bulls players Edmonton Trappers players Major League Baseball third basemen Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Minor league baseball managers Missouri Tigers baseball players Montreal Expos players New York Yankees players Oklahoma City 89ers players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in baseball Osceola Astros players Pan American Games medalists in baseball Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Prince William Cannons players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Texas Rangers players Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Mat-Su Miners players