Mitch Meluskey

Mitch Meluskey
Mitch Meluskey
Catcher
Born: September 18, 1973 (1973-09-18) (age 38)
Yakima, Washington
Batted: Both Threw: Right 
MLB debut
August 30, 1998 for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 2003 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Batting average     .283
Home runs     15
Runs batted in     75
Teams

Mitchell Wade Meluskey (September 18, 1973) is a retired professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1998 and 2003, for the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers, primarily as a catcher.

Professional career

Meluskey played his entire career in the National League with the Astros except for 8 games with Detroit in 2002.

On April 20, 1999, Mitch hit his first major league home run off of Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Karchner.

In 2000, he finished fifth in balloting for the National League Rookie of the Year award after hitting .300 with 14 home runs and 69 runs batted in. That same year, Mike Piazza had to drop out of the All-Star game after being hit in the head by a Roger Clemens fastball on July 8, 3 days before the All-Star game. NL Manager Bobby Cox reportedly wanted Meluskey to be Piazza's replacement, but was unable to contact Meluskey due to Mitch being on a hunting trip.[citation needed] Meluskey retired in 2004, never making an All-Star team.

Personal life

He lives in Yakima, Washington, and is the assistant coach of the La Salle Lightning baseball team.[citation needed]

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