Michael Timothy Pagliarulo, a.k.a. "Pags" (born March 15, 1960), is an American former

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and later the hitting coach of the Miami Marlins. He played in

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for the

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, Minnesota Twins,

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, and Texas Rangers, and in

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Playing career

Pagliarulo graduated from Medford High School in Massachusetts in 1978 and played

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at the

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for the

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. In 1980, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the

in sixth round of the

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. Pagliarulo joined the parent club on July 1, 1984, and spent just over five years with the Yankees before going to the

in 1989. After a year and a half in San Diego, Pagliarulo moved back to the

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when he joined the Minnesota Twins just before the start of the 1991 season. It was with Minnesota that Pagliarulo won his only

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championship as the starting third baseman in 1991. Pagliarulo remained with Minnesota for the following 1992 season and part of the 1993 season. He was acquired by the Orioles on August 15, 1993, in a transaction that was completed the following day when

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was sent to the Twins. At the time, the Orioles needed depth at third base with Leo Gómez on the disabled list but had been unsuccessful in its pursuit of the Cincinnati Reds'

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. Pagliarulo was out of Major League Baseball during the strike-shortened 1994 season, playing the season for the Japanese league's

, where he was a teammate of current Lions manager

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. At the age of 35, Pagliarulo resumed his career when he signed with the Texas Rangers, where he finished his career before retiring after the 1995 season.

Coaching career

Before the 1998 season, Pagliarulo turned down multiple minor league contracts and big league coaching job offers in order to stay with his family in Massachusetts and coach at Winchester High School. From 2013–13, Pagilarulo served as the hitting coach for Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. In 2016, the Miami Marlins hired Pagliarulo as their hitting coach. Pagilarulo was fired from that position in April 2019.

Personal life

Mike married his high school sweetheart and best friend Karen in 1983. They have two kids, Michael and Erica. His son, Michael, was a member of the 2009

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champion

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team.Mike Pagliarulo Bio
Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics His daughter, Erica, was the leading scorer for the Rollins College Women’s Lacrosse team’s most successful season in program history.

References

External links

Mike Pagliarulo
at Baseball Almanac :
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pagliarulo, Mike 1960 births Living people American sportspeople of Italian descent American expatriate baseball players in Japan Baseball players from Massachusetts Baltimore Orioles players Chatham Anglers players Columbus Clippers players Fort Myers Miracle players Greensboro Hornets players Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim scouts Major League Baseball hitting coaches Major League Baseball third basemen Miami Marlins coaches Miami Hurricanes baseball players Minnesota Twins players Nashville Sounds players New York Yankees players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Oneonta Yankees players People from Winchester, Massachusetts San Diego Padres players Seibu Lions players Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Medford, Massachusetts Texas Rangers players Baseball coaches from Massachusetts High school baseball coaches in the United States