Michael Donald Edwards (born November 24, 1976) is a former
Major League Baseball utility player
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.
Edwards attended high school at
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High in
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He holds the MASH records for
assists,
walks, and
saves and is second place in
home runs,
doubles,
RBI
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*Run batted in
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, and
hits
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, all to 1984 #1 pick
Shawn Abner. Mike was a three-sport athlete at Mechanicsburg, and led the Wildcats to their first District Basketball Title. Mike's number 7 is currently retired for baseball by the school. Drafted by the
Cleveland Indians in the 9th round of the MLB amateur draft, Edwards made his Major League Baseball debut with the
Oakland Athletics
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on September 20, . He played for most of with the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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' Triple-A affiliate, the
Indianapolis Indians
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. After the season, he was removed outright from the 40-man roster, and chose to accept free agency.
Edwards graduated from CSUEB and majored in Industrial Engineering alongside Cesar Lafarga. Mike now lives outside of San Francisco with his wife and two kids.
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1976 births
Living people
Oakland Athletics players
Los Angeles Dodgers players
Pittsburgh Pirates players
Major League Baseball third basemen
Major League Baseball left fielders
Indianapolis Indians players
Kinston Indians players
Mahoning Valley Scrappers players
Akron Aeros players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Louisville Bats players
Sacramento River Cats players
Las Vegas 51s players
Baseball players from Orange County, New York
Sportspeople from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Baseball players from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
People from Goshen, New York
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