Mickey Charles Storey (born March 16, 1986) is an American former

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and current

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of the Houston Astros' Triple-A affiliate, the

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. He has pitched in

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(MLB) for the Houston Astros and

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Career

Amateur career

Storey attended

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, and

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, where he played baseball for the Owls under head coach

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. In 2006 and 2007, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 22nd round of the

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but did not sign and was then drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 31st round of the

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Oakland Athletics

Storey made his professional debut with the

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in 2008, where he was 2–2 with a .327 ERA in 14 games. In 2009, he led all Oakland minor leaguers with 18 saves while playing across four different levels with the Class-A

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, Advanced-Class A Stockton Ports, Double-A

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and Triple-A

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. In 41 combined games he was 1–1 with a 1.22 ERA. He also played with the

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of the

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after the season. He split 2010 between Midland and Sacramento and was 6–5 with a 3.64 ERA in 54 games, including his first professional start. He played for

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in the

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at the conclusion of the minor league season. He pitched in 27 games for Midland at the start of the 2011 season and was 2–2 with a 4.03 ERA.

Houston Astros

The Athletics traded Storey to the Houston Astros in June 2011 in exchange for future considerations. The Astros assigned him to the Triple-A

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, where he was in 23 games with a 3.99 ERA. He played in the

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for Estrellas de Oriente after the season and returned to Oklahoma City the following year where he pitched in 38 games (making 2 starts) and was 7–4 with a 3.05 ERA. Storey made his MLB debut on August 3, 2012, against the

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. He faced two batters spaced over the 7th and 8th innings and got a groundout and a popfly. On September 12, Storey was hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of the Chicago Cubs' Dave Sappelt and suffered contusions on his right hand and jaw, but only missed a few games. He was in 26 games for the Astros and was 0–1 with a 3.86 ERA.

Toronto Blue Jays

Storey was claimed off waivers by the

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on November 20, 2012, then designated for assignment on November 30. He was re-claimed by the Astros on December 6, then

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again on December 17 when free agent Carlos Pena was signed and then claimed on December 19 by the

. On December 21, the Blue Jays announced Storey had been assigned outright to their Triple-A affiliate

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. He was brought up to the Blue Jays on May 9, 2013, and optioned back to the Bisons on May 20 when

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was recalled. Storey was recalled by the Blue Jays on June 1, and optioned back to Buffalo on June 4. Storey was recalled on August 10 when Juan Pérez was placed on the disabled list. He was sent back to Buffalo on August 16. In three games for the Blue Jays he allowed three runs in four innings. On March 10, 2014, he was optioned to the Buffalo Bisons. After a couple of stints on the disabled list, he was released on April 29 to make room for

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on Toronto's 40-man roster. He signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays on May 23, and was assigned to the Bisons and placed on their disabled list. On August 19, Storey was released again by the Blue Jays organization.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Storey began 2015 with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball but then on May 23, 2015, Storey signed with the

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and was assigned to their Double-A affiliate, the Tulsa Drillers. In four starts he was 1–1 with a 3.47 ERA. The Dodgers released him on June 16, 2015.

Somerset Patriots

He became a free agent from the

after the 2016 season.

Managerial career

Quad Cities River Bandits

In the 2018 season he was assigned as the manager of the

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, a Class A affiliate of the Houston Astros.

Round Rock Express

On January 24, 2019 he was named Manager of the

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, the Houston Astros Triple-A affiliate.

References

External links

Florida Atlantic Owls bio
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