[2] Sprague was an NCAA standout where he played third base helping Stanford win College World Series championships in 1987 and 1988.

He is particularly remembered for hitting the game-winning home run in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the 1992 Series against the Atlanta Braves.

He was granted free agency at the end of 1998, and then played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1999, for which he made his only All-Star game appearance.

According to a report in the Stockton Record, Sprague said he used performance-enhancing substances later banned by Major League Baseball and admitted hitting a home run with a corked bat.

[7] In 2016, Sprague returned to Major League Baseball as a Special Assistant to the General Manager of the Oakland Athletics.

Their daughter Payton attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business and currently works for the National Basketball Association.

Their son Jed played baseball at University of Nevada, and was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB Draft.