Lyle Mouton

Lyle Joseph Mouton (born May 13, 1969), is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1995 to 2001. He also played part of 1998 in Japan for the Yakult Swallows.

Lyle Mouton
Mouton (right) with Billy the Marlin and Mel Martínez in 2001
Outfielder
Born: (1969-05-13) May 13, 1969
Lafayette, Louisiana
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 7, 1995, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
May 19, 2001, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Batting average.280
Home runs22
Runs batted in116
Teams

Mouton attended St. Thomas More School in Lafayette.

College

Lyle originally entered school at LSU on a basketball scholarship [1] and played as a guard. After two seasons, he focused solely on baseball, playing outfield for the LSU Tigers from 1989 to 1991. He led the Tigers to three straight College World Series tournaments, with the team winning the championship in 1991. He also led them to back-to-back SEC championships, 1990-91. Was on the 1990 All-Tournament College World Series team as a designated hitter, then again for the 1991 tournament as an outfielder. In 1990, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]

Hitting stats
  • 328 Games
  • 225 Hits
  • 22 Home runs
  • 116 RBIs
  • .280 Batting average

Personal
  • Divorced and has three children, Alexis, Kayla, and Cameron.
  • Currently lives in Florida.

See also

References
  1. "Former STM, LSU star has enjoyed lifetime of memories".
  2. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.


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