Re: MLB Trivia Question
Following the 2004 season he was signed to a 1-year contract by his original team, the
Toronto Blue Jays. He was released by the team during Spring Training, at which time an angry Koch announced that he would not attempt to sign with another team, so that the Blue Jays would be on the hook for 'every penny' of his $950,000 salary. As of 2007, he has not played baseball professionally since then.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">
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During Toronto's 2nd game of the season at Tampa Bay, Koch showed up at the game wearing a replica jersey of
Aubrey Huff, at the time a Devil Rays player. Koch joked with the Toronto Bullpen, heckling the Blue Jays and calling one of the pitchers a "bum". Koch commented that he planned to take 240 students from his children's Tampa area grade school to the game, and planned to have them hold up a sign saying 'Go Devil Rays'.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference">
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