Keith Alexander Mitchell (born August 6, 1969 in

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) is an American former

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player. He played parts of four seasons in

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(MLB) for the

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, Cincinnati Reds and

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. He also played in the

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for the

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Career

Mitchell was drafted by the Braves in the 4th round of the

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. He debuted with the Braves on July 23, 1991 and went on to hit .318 in 48 games that season, but that was his last shot at the bigs with Atlanta. He did, however, earn some playing time as the left fielder for the Braves in that year's postseason. All his stints in the MLB were short and far apart from one another. In

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, he played in 46 games with the Mariners and in 1996, he played in 11 games with the

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. His MLB career ended 2 years later in 1998 after playing 23 games with the

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. He also was the third out in

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on July 8, 1994. In 128 games over four seasons, Mitchell posted a .260

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(63-for-242) with 38 runs, 8 home runs and 29 RBI. In 2005, Mitchell was named the hitting coach of the

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, a minor league affiliate of the

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. 2006-07, Mitchell served as the Quad Cities'

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. In 2008, he was the hitting coach of the

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Personal life

He is a cousin of Kevin Mitchell.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information
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