Michael Gary Brown (born March 4, 1959) is an American former professional baseball

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who played in

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(MLB) from through for the

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(1982–) and

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(1986–1987).

Career

Brown was drafted in the second round of the

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, the 48th pick overall out of

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. He batted and threw

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. Brown reached the MLB in 1982 with the Boston Red Sox, playing in part of five seasons with them before moving to the Seattle Mariners in the same transaction that brought

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and

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to Boston. His most productive season came in with the Red Sox, when he recorded career best in wins (6),

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(4.67), starts (18),

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s (3) and

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(104). In August 1986, Brown (along with

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, and a player to named later) was traded to the

. The Red Sox obtained

and

.Red Sox get Spike Owen from Mariners
/ref> In a six-season career, Brown posted a 12-20 record with 115

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s and a 5.75 ERA in innings. Following his retirement, Brown worked with the

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as their

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pitching coordinator from 1995 to 2001, and as their MLB pitching

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in . After that, he served as pitching coach in

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(NPB). As of 2013, Brown was a

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, based in

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, for the

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of the MLB.

References

External links

Mike Brown
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