Rich Folkers (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Richard Nevin Folkers (born October 17, 1946 in Waterloo, Iowa) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1970 to 1977 for the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers. He was 6'2" tall and he weighed 180 pounds.Even before entering professional baseball, Folkers was a highly touted athlete. He attended both Ellsworth Community College and Parsons College, and was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 1966 draft. Deciding not to sign, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets in 1967 at different times. The White Sox chose him in the third round, while the Mets took him in the first. The 20th pick overall of the secondary phase draft of 1967, Folkers decided to sign with the Mets.