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Mike Maksudian

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Mike Maksudian
Catcher
Born: (1966-05-28) May 28, 1966 (age 58)
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1992, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
August 10, 1994, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.220
Home runs0
Runs batted in6
Teams

Michael Bryant Maksudian (born May 28, 1966) is an American former professional baseball catcher.

He spent 1992 with the Toronto Blue Jays, 1993 with the Minnesota Twins, and 1994 with the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).

In 41 career MLB at-bats, he collected 9 hits and 6 RBIs.

He was famous for consuming insects in the Blue Jays bullpen during his time as a backup catcher.[1]

Maksudian attended Parsippany High School, located in Parsippany-Troy Hills, in Morris County, New Jersey, then the University of South Alabama, in Mobile.[2]

In 1987, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Blue Jays backup has a taste for insects
  2. ^ The Baseball Cube
  3. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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