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.
[edit] Career
In a 13-season career, Macfarlane posted a .252 batting average with 129 home runs and 514 RBI in 1164 games played.
[edit] Best season
- 1993 - .273 BA, 20 HR, 67 RBI
[edit] 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.
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- 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)
- Bobby Valentine (Lead Analyst, 2003, 2009–2011)
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Macfarlane, Mike |
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American baseball player |
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April 12, 1964 |
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Stockton, California |
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