- Mike Macfarlane
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Mike Macfarlane Catcher Born: April 12, 1964
Stockton, CaliforniaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut July 23, 1987 for the Kansas City Royals Last MLB appearance October 3, 1999 for the Oakland Athletics Career statistics Batting average .252 Home runs 129 Runs batted in 514 Teams Michael Andrew (Mike) Macfarlane (born April 12, 1964 in Stockton, California) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals (1987–1994, 1996-1998[start]), Boston Red Sox (1995) and Oakland Athletics (1998[end]-1999). He batted and threw right-handed and played collegiate baseball for Santa Clara University before his selection in the fourth round (97th overall) of the 1985 draft.
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Career
In a 13-season career, Macfarlane posted a .252 batting average with 129 home runs and 514 RBI in 1164 games played.
Best season
- 1993 - .273 BA, 20 HR, 67 RBI
Highlights
- 1988 - Became the first Royals rookie catcher to start on Opening Day since Ellie Rodríguez in 1969
- 1992 - Led Kansas City with 17 home runs and a .445 slugging percentage
- 1994 - Became the Royals leader in all-time games caught, surpassing a club record set by John Wathan
- Ranked sixth among American League catchers with a .993 fielding percentage while throwing out 35% of potential basestealers.
- His 97 hits by pitch ranks him 65th in MLB all-time list
- Became eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2003, but was not included on the ballot.
- Now operates baseball training facility Mac and Seitz with former MLB player Kevin Seitzer.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library
- Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers
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Baseball Tonight Personalities Hosts Karl Ravech (Lead Host, 1996–present) · Chris Berman (Host, 1990–present) · Steve Berthiaume (Host, 2003–2005, 2007–present) ·Analysts Orel Hershiser (Analyst, 2006–present) · John Kruk (Lead Analyst, 2004–present) · Chris Singleton (Analyst, 2008–present) · Fernando Viña (Analyst, 2007–present) · Aaron Boone (Analyst, 2010–present) · Bobby Valentine (Lead Analyst, 2003, 2009–present) · Barry Larkin (Analyst, 2011-present) · Mark Mulder (Analyst, 2011-present)Reporters Tim Kurkjian (Reporter, 1998–present) · Buster Olney (Reporter, 2003–present) · Jayson Stark (2000–present)Correspondents Former Peter Gammons (Lead Reporter, 1990–2009) · Steve Phillips (Lead Analyst, 2005–2009) · Eric Young (Analyst, 2007–2009) · Dusty Baker (Analyst, 2007) · Larry Bowa (Analyst, 2005) · Jeff Brantley (Analyst, 2002–2006) · Dave Campbell (Lead Analyst, 1990–2004) · Rob Dibble (Analyst, 1998–2004) · Ray Knight (Analyst, 1998–2003) · Mike Macfarlane (Analyst, 1999) · Tino Martinez (Analyst, 2006) · Brian McRae (Analyst, 2000–2005) · Harold Reynolds (Lead Analyst, 1996–2006) · Bill Robinson (Analyst, 1990–1991) · Buck Showalter (Lead Analyst, 2001–2002, 2008–2010) · Rick Sutcliffe (Analyst, 2002–2003) · Gary Miller (Lead Host, 1990–1995) · Dave Marash (Host, 1990) · Rich Eisen (Host, 1996–2002) · Brian Kenny (Host, 2003) · Chris Myers (1991–1995) · Scott Reiss (Host, 2006) · Eduardo Pérez (Analyst, 2007–2011)
· Orestes Destrade (Analyst, 2005–2010)See also: Major League Baseball on ESPNCategories:- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from California
- Kansas City Royals players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Boston Red Sox players
- People from Stockton, California
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American baseball catcher, 1960s birth stubs
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