the Yankees. He was signed by the Anaheim Angels in the 2004 season and was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake Stingers. In 2005, he was signed to a minor league contract with the Angels and was called up after an injury to Vladimir Guerrero. He was returned to the minors after Guerrero recovered from the injury. After spending 2007 spring training as a non-roster invitee for the Angels, he was assigned to start the season as a member of the Salt Lake Bees. Pride signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the independent Atlantic League on April 15, 2008. He was released by the Blue Crabs on August 23, 2008. In an eleven-season major league career, Pride batted .250 (199-for-796) with 20 home runs and 82 RBI in 421 major league games. Coaching career In 2008, Pride was selected to be the baseball coach at Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf. In the summer of 2011, he served as assistant coach for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Personal life When he is not playing baseball, Pride and his wife Lisa are actively involved in the Together With Pride foundation, which aids hard-of-hearing children through a hearing aid bank, according to the foundation's website. There are several activities the foundation supports or hopes to support, such as a scholarship program, literacy, and mentoring. In 1996, Pride received the Tony Conigliaro Award, given annually to an MLB player who best overcomes adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination, and courage. In 2016, he won the prestigious Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards.He keeps homes in both the Washington, D.C. area and Wellington, Florida. References External links , or Minor League Splits and Situational Stats, or Retrosheet, or Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, or FIFA: Curtis Pride, or Together with Pride website 1968 births Living people African-American baseball players Albuquerque Dukes players American disabled sportspeople American expatriate baseball players in Canada American men's basketball players American soccer players Anaheim Angels players Arizona League Angels players Arkansas Travelers players Association football forwards Atlanta Braves players Baseball players from Maryland Baseball players from Washington, D.C. Binghamton Mets players Boston Red Sox players Cape Cod Baseball League coaches Columbia Mets players Columbus Clippers players Deaf baseball players American deaf people Detroit Tigers players Gallaudet Bison baseball coaches Harrisburg Senators players Jupiter Hammerheads players Kingsport Mets players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate