Thomas Marian Paciorek was a major league outfielder and first basemen for 18 seasons between 1970 and 1987.
Paciorek was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968. Paciorek put together a career season with the Mariners in the 1981 season. Playing full-time for the only time in his career, Paciorek batted .326, second in the American League, and was fourth in the AL in slugging percentage. He earned his only appearance to an all-star team in 1981 and was 10th in the AL MVP race. Paciorek has served as a broadcaster for several years since retiring as a player, with his most notable stint as the color commentator for White Sox broadcaster Ken Harrelson. In the spring of 2002, Tom gained some headlines when he admitted to being sexually abused repeatedly by priest Gerald Shirilla as a child, one of many abuse cases reported among priests at the time.
