Joseph Edward Mahoney (born February 1, 1987) is an American former

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who played for the

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and

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in 2012 and 2013.

College career

Mahoney attended Catholic Central High School in

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and the

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. While with Richmond in 2005, he hit .268 with nine home runs and 41 RBI. In 2006, he hit .356 with five home runs and 49 RBI. After the 2006 season, he played

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with the

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of the

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. In 2007, his final year at Richmond, he hit .305 with 17 home runs, 62 RBI and 16 stolen bases. In 2004, he took Amsterdam Rams pitcher Kyle Cetnar deep over the center field wall for a mammoth home run blast. This is still considered one of the longest home runs in Big 10 history and school history at CCHS.

Professional career

Baltimore Orioles

He was drafted by the

in the sixth round of the 2007 amateur draft and began his professional career that season. With the

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in 2007, Mahoney hit .269 with nine home runs and 44 RBI in 65 games. The following year, with the

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, Mahoney hit .222 with seven home runs and 61 RBI in 95 games. In 2009, Mahoney played for the Shorebirds and

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, hitting a combined .278 with eight home runs, 58 RBI and 29 stolen bases. He played for the Keys and

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in 2010, hitting .307 with 18 home runs, 78 RBI and 13 stolen bases.BR Minors
/ref> He won the Orioles 2010 Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year Award.

Miami Marlins

Mahoney was claimed off waivers by the

on November 30, 2012. He was outrighted off the roster to AAA

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on October 4, 2013. On November 4, 2013, he elected free agency.

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