Mickey Weston

Michael Lee "Mickey" Weston (born March 26, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and Toronto Blue Jays. He pitched for five years in the major leagues and currently ministers to youth through baseball at UPI.[1] Weston serves as team chaplain for the Chicago White Sox[2] through Baseball Chapel.[3]

Mickey Weston
Pitcher
Born: (1961-03-26) March 26, 1961
Flint, Michigan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 18, 1989, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
May 9, 1993, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average7.15
Strikeouts19
Teams

On June 18, 1989, Weston picked up his only career major league save. It came against the Oakland Athletics. Weston pitched three shutout innings to close out a 4-2 Orioles victory, saving the game for starter Dave Schmidt. [4]

A native of Flint, Michigan, Weston attended Eastern Michigan University. In 1981, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5] He was selected by the Mets in the 12th round of the 1982 MLB Draft.

References
  1. "UPI". UPI.
  2. "Official Chicago White Sox Website". MLB.com.
  3. "Baseball Chapel". Baseball Chapel.
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL198906180.shtml
  5. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.


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