Walt Weiss Field in Suffern, New York
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The current Colorado Rockies skipper, Weiss is a 1982 graduate of Suffern High (on the New Jersey border near New York City), and according to the Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame, there is a Walt Weiss Day in Suffern. He reached the playoffs in eight of his 13 seasons and made it to the World Series four times - not to mention winning the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1988.
According to the local Hall of Fame, he hit .495 his senior year and the town named a day after him. In 1999, the school named its baseball field after him and retired his No. 22 jersey.
