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==Early life== David Allan Righetti was born on November 28, 1958, in [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geracie |first=Bud Geracie {{!}} Bay Area News |date=November 8, 2023 |title=Geracie: When San Joseβs aces ruled Major League Baseball |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/11/08/geracie-when-san-joses-aces-ruled-major-league-baseball/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220043742/https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/11/08/geracie-when-san-joses-aces-ruled-major-league-baseball/ |archive-date=December 20, 2023 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Delucchi {{!}} |first=Marc |date=November 2, 2020 |title=Longtime SF Giants Coaches Righetti and Dunston Part of Layoffs |url=https://aroundthefoghorn.com/2020/11/02/sf-giants-dave-righetti-shawon-dunston/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616083826/https://aroundthefoghorn.com/2020/11/02/sf-giants-dave-righetti-shawon-dunston/ |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Around the Foghorn |language=en-US}}</ref> His father, [[Leo Righetti|Leo]], was a professional [[baseball]] player. His brother, Steve, is thirteen months older than Dave. Leo trained his sons to become baseball players. Dave and Steve starred for their Lincoln Glen [[Little League]] team, Letterman, with Dave playing in the [[outfield]] and Steve playing [[shortstop]].<ref name=si>{{cite magazine|first=Jill |last=Lieber |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1990/04/16/121837/the-relief-is-not-so-sweet-to-be-a-new-york-yankee-was-dave-righettis-dream-but-life-as-a-pinstriped-reliever-has-been-harsh |title=The Relief Is Not So Sweet: To Be a New York Yankee Was Dave Righetti's Dream, But Life as a Pinstriped Reliever Has Been Harsh|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=April 16, 1990 |access-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref> Righetti attended [[Pioneer High School (San Jose, California)|Pioneer High School]]. Paddy Cottrell, a [[scout (baseball)|scout]] for the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] of [[Major League Baseball]], noticed Righetti and suggested he become a [[pitcher]] due to his throwing motion. As a senior, he was named to the All-League team.<ref name="milwaukee">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uDUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CSoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2137,2572681&dq=dave-righetti&hl=en ''The Milwaukee Journal''] via Google News Archive Search</ref>
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