Mike Aldrete | |||
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Oakland Athletics – No. 14 | |||
Outfielder / Coach | |||
Born: Carmel, California |
January 29, 1961 |||
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MLB debut | |||
May 29, 1986, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 29, 1996, for the New York Yankees | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .263 | ||
Home runs | 41 | ||
Runs batted in | 271 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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As player
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Michael Peter Aldrete (born January 29, 1961) is a former first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball and is currently the first base coach for the Oakland Athletics.
Aldrete was a four-year letterman at Stanford University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication . He is a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. From 1986 through 1996, Aldrete played for the San Francisco Giants (1986–88), Montreal Expos (1989–90), San Diego Padres (1991), Cleveland Indians (1991), Oakland Athletics (1993–95), California Angels (1995–96) and New York Yankees (1996). He batted and threw left-handed. Chris Berman of ESPN referred to him as Mike "Enough" Aldrete.
Aldrete's best season was 1987 when he hit .325 with 51 runs batted in (RBI), 50 runs, 116 hits and 18 doubles, all career-highs.
Aldrete's teams made the playoffs twice. The Giants reached the 1987 National League Championship Series and he was a member of the 1996 World Series champion Yankees as they beat the Atlanta Braves.