Brian Edward Boehringer (born January 8, 1969 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the New York Yankees (1995–1997, 2001), San Diego Padres (1998–2000, San Francisco Giants (2001), and Pittsburgh Pirates (2002–2004). He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros, but did not sign. He was again drafted in the fourth round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago White Sox. He made his major league debut on April 30, 1995, with the New York Yankees.
He won a World Series ring with the 1996 Yankees in only his second year as a pro. Two years later, as a San Diego Padre, he met the Yankees in the 1998 World Series, this time losing to them in four games.
In 2006, Boehringer went 2–4, with a 2.75 ERA with the Omaha Royals. He also played with the Toledo Mud Hens, where he went 3–1, with a 4.83 ERA. He also played for the independent Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League in 2006 and 2007.
He currently serves as a personal infielding instructor for former Pirates shortstop and current Mariner Jack Wilson, with whom he has been good friends since a spat they had in May 2002.[citation needed]
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