Curtis Pride is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and MLB Ambassador for Inclusion. In 1993 he became MLB's first deaf player since Dick Sipek in 1945 and went on to play in more than 420 games over an 11-season career with the Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, and New York Yankees. Prior to his baseball career, he played soccer for the United States at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Beijing, China, and was the starting point guard on the basketball team at William & Mary, where he earned a degree in finance. The recipient of the Henry Viscardi Achievement Award and the Tony Conigliaro Award, he lives with his wife and two children in Florida.