Lyle Joseph Mouton (born May 13, 1969) is a former professional baseball player who played

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in the Major Leagues from 1995 to 2001. He also played part of 1998 in Japan for the

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. Mouton attended St. Thomas More School in Lafayette.

College

Lyle originally entered school at LSU on a basketball scholarship and played as a guard. After two seasons, he focused solely on baseball, playing outfield for the

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from 1989 to 1991. He led the Tigers to three straight

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tournaments, with the team winning the championship in 1991. He also led them to back-to-back SEC championships, 1990-91. He was on the 1990 All-Tournament College World Series team as a

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, then again for the 1991 tournament as an outfielder. In 1990, he played

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with the

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of the

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and was named a league all-star.

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