Richard Anthony Drago (June 25, 1945 – November 2, 2023) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals (1969–1973), Boston Red Sox (1974–1975, 1978–1980), California Angels (1976–1977), Baltimore Orioles (1977), and Seattle Mariners (1981).

Drago is notable for being the final pitcher to give up a home run to Hank Aaron.

[1] He was originally signed by the Detroit Tigers in the 1964 amateur draft, though was selected by the Kansas City Royals during the 1968 expansion draft and started his Major League career with the Royals in 1969, becoming the ace of their pitching staff in 1971, after going 17–11 with a 2.98 earned run average (ERA), and ending fifth in the AL Cy Young Award vote behind Vida Blue, Mickey Lolich, Wilbur Wood and Dave McNally.

He was traded by the Royals to the Red Sox for Marty Pattin on October 24, 1973,[2] Drago also pitched for the Angels and Orioles in parts of two seasons.

On July 20, 1976, Drago gave up the last of Hank Aaron's then-major league record 755 career home runs.