Michael Allen Marshall (born January 12, 1960), nicknamed "Moose" is an

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former professional

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player and current commissioner of the

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. He played as an

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from 1981 to 1991, most notably as a member of the

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with whom he was named an All-Star player and won a world championship in . He also played for the

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and the

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. After his major league career, he played one season in

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for the

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in 1992. Marshall served as president and general manager of the

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of the North American League.

Playing career

Born in

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, Marshall showed considerable promise as a

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player. He had 24 home runs and 22 steals for Class-A Lodi in the Cal League in 1979. He won the league's

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in 1981, when he hit .373 with 34 homers, 21 stolen bases, and 137 RBIs for the

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, a Triple A club in the

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. He is one of only two LA Dodger minor leaguers to have two 20/20 minor league seasons. (

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did it in 2013 and 2014.) He was elected to the National League All-Star team in 1984. He had perhaps his best season in 1985, when he hit .293 and set career highs with 28 home runs, 95 runs batted in, 72 runs scored, and 267 total bases. Marshall has two World Series rings from the Dodgers'

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and 1988 World Series wins in which he hit a homer in Game 2. Marshall saw limited action in 2002 with the Independent Northern League

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Career statistics

In the postseason, in 26 games, he batted .212 (18-for-85) with 7 runs, 3 home runs and 13 RBI.

Managerial and front office career

Marshall managed the

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of the Northern League from 2000 to 2002 and the

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from 2005 to 2006. He was the field manager, team president, and general manager of the

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, of the

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from 2007 to 2008. After working as manager and team president of the Chico Outlaws during the 2010 and 2011 seasons, Marshall was named as field manager and vice president of baseball operations for the

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club for the 2012 campaign.

Personal life

Marshall attended

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. Marshall briefly dated

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of the pop band

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. Marshall and his wife, Mary, and have two children, Michael Allen Marshall Jr. and Marcheta Kay (Marshall) Schroeder; both graduated from Stanford University.

References

External links

Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
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