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Mike Fuentes (baseball)

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Mike Fuentes
Fuentes with the Memphis Chicks c. 1987
Left fielder
Born: (1958-07-11) July 11, 1958 (age 66)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1983, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1984, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average.250
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Michael Jay Fuentes (born July 11, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He attended Florida State University, where he was the 1981 recipient of the Golden Spikes Award.

Career

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Fuentes was selected by the Montreal Expos with their second-round pick in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.[1] Fuentes was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1983, with the Expos. He played in a total of nine games in the majors, eight as a pinch hitter or pinch runner and one in left field. He went 2-for-8 at the plate, with no extra base hits or RBI.

References

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  1. ^ Shoenfeld, Bruce (August 20, 1982). "Ex-FSU sluggers swing for the top". The Miami Herald. p. 5E. Retrieved April 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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