Michael Richard Parisi (born April 18, 1983 in

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) was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher. Parisi had a short-lived career in professional baseball as a right-handed pitcher. His career came to ahead after he completely blew the game for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox. The game was the end to his career. Parisi is the second Major League Baseball player to hail from

Sachem High School The Sachem Central School District is one of the largest school districts by population on Long Island and among all suburban school districts in New York, United States. Founded in 1955, the district now encompasses residents of the Census-Desi ...

Lake Ronkonkoma, New York Lake Ronkonkoma is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 20,155 at the 2010 census. Lake Ronkonkoma is mainly located in the Town of Brookhaven, but has ...

on Long Island. However, Mike Parisi was described as subpar several times throughout his career in multiple sources including The Bleacher Report.

Amateur career

Parisi went to

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and was a pitcher for the Jaspers under head coach Steve Trimper. In 2002, he played

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with the

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of the

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Professional career

St. Louis Cardinals

He was drafted in the 9th round of the 2004 MLB draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He also was invited to

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in and . On November 20, 2007, Parisi was added to the Cardinals 40-man roster in order to keep him from being lost in the Rule 5 draft. On May 4, 2008, Parisi was called up to the big-league club. Parisi made his MLB debut on May 5, 2008 at

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against the

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. He pitched a scoreless inning of relief and his first career

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was against

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. He pitched in a total of 12 games for the Cardinals in 2008, with 2 starts. His ERA was 8.22 and he had 13 strikeouts and 15 walks. On November 20, 2008, the Cardinals outrighted him to its AAA affiliate (

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Chicago Cubs

On December 10, 2009, the

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selected Parisi from the Cardinals in the Rule 5 draft. He played in the Cubs minor league system of the Cubs in 2010 for the

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and the

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. He was released by the Cubs on March 23, 2011.

Long Island Ducks

He signed with the

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shortly afterwards. For the Ducks he posted a 6-4 record while posting a 3.50 ERA. He was one of seven Ducks who were selected to the 2011 Atlantic League All-Star Game. During the middle of the 2011 season, he was picked up by the Los Angeles Dodgers and assigned to the Albuquerque Isotopes soon after.

Los Angeles Dodgers

His contract was purchased by the

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on July 19, 2011 and he was assigned to the AAA

Albuquerque Isotopes The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They play home games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at an el ...

. He made 9 starts for Albuquerque, with a 6-2 record and 5.20 ERA. In 2012, he also made 9 starts for the Isotopes and was 1-1 with a 2.72 ERA. He left a game on May 28 due to shoulder pain and spent the rest of the season on the disabled list.

Bridgeport Bluefish

Parisi pitched for the

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of the

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) is a professional independent baseball league based in the United States. It is an official MLB Partner League based in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. The Atlantic League's ...

in 2013.

References

External links

Sachem.Patch.com feature about Parisi and his Sachem roots

Manhattan College article on his signing with the Cardinals

Baseball Prospectus stats and predictions

Parisi player profile at Scout.com
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