Michael Anthony Busch (born July 7, 1968) is an American former

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player and

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. He played in

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as a

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for the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

, and also in the

KBO League The KBO League (), officially the Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers ar ...

for the

Hanwha Eagles The Hanwha Eagles ( ko, 한화 이글스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Daejeon. They are a member of the KBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium. The Eagles have won the Korean Series on ...

. Busch is an alumnus of

Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the n ...

where he played both baseball and

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. As a senior in 1989 he was a consensus All-American in football. He was drafted by the

in the 4th round of the 1990 MLB amateur draft. He made his

debut with the

on August 30, 1995, becoming the first

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to be promoted to a regular MLB roster after the

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. Because of his status as a replacement player, Busch was never allowed membership in the

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. He appeared in his final game on August 10, 1996. Beginning in the 2005 season, Busch was named the head coach of the

Calgary Vipers The Calgary Vipers were a professional baseball team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They were part of the Western Division of the independent North American League. The Vipers played all of their home games at Foothills Stadium. Previously, t ...

, an independent minor league baseball team in the Northern League. The team has since moved to the

Golden Baseball League The Golden Baseball League was an independent baseball league based in San Ramon, California, with teams located in the western United States, western Canada and northwest Mexico. The GBL was not affiliated with Major League Baseball or the orga ...

. On December 1, 2008, the

Schaumburg Flyers The Schaumburg Flyers were a professional baseball team based in Schaumburg, Illinois, in the United States. The Flyers were to be charter members of the North American League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, but the team fol ...

of the Northern League announced Mike Busch as their new manager for the 2009 season. He remained the Flyers' manager until the team folded before the 2011 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Busch, Mike 1968 births Living people Major League Baseball third basemen Los Angeles Dodgers players Hanwha Eagles players Great Falls Dodgers players Bakersfield Dodgers players San Antonio Missions players Albuquerque Dukes players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks players Sioux Falls Canaries players American expatriate baseball players in South Korea KBO League infielders Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010) managers Iowa State Cyclones baseball players Iowa State Cyclones football players American football tight ends Major League Baseball replacement players Baseball players from Iowa Sportspeople from Davenport, Iowa All-American college football players American expatriate baseball people in Canada