Mitch Harris (baseball)
| Mitch Harris | |||
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| St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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Born: November 7, 1985 Ocala, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 25, 2015, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 2–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.67 | ||
| Strikeouts | 15 | ||
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| Mitch Harris | |
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| Born |
November 7, 1985 Ocala, Florida |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 2008–2013 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant
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Mitchell Andrew Harris (born November 7, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher and former U.S. Navy Lieutenant in the St. Louis Cardinals organizaton. A native of Florida who grew up in North Carolina, Harris attended the United States Naval Academy. After serving in the Navy, Harris became the first Naval Academy graduate to appear in the major leagues since 1921, and just the second ever to do so. He made his MLB debut on April 25, 2015.
Mitch Harris was born in Ocala, Florida, the son of Cy and Cindy Harris, and grew up in Mount Holly, North Carolina. He attended South Point High School in Belmont, North Carolina, where he played trombone and lettered in baseball and was all-conference and all-state in 2003 and 2004.
At first, very few scouts watched Harris pitch in high school. Having weighed 175 pounds (79 kg) at one point, he was much less imposing than his weight of 240 pounds (110 kg) on his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut. However, the more he pitched, the more he drew notice. After attracting more scouts over time, they eventually rated him as one of the top collegiate pitching prospects.
Harris attended college at the United States Naval Academy, majoring in general engineering, and playing college baseball as a pitcher and infielder for the Midshipmen. Having ended up at the Academy by chance, a Navy football recruiter named Buddy Green watched him pitch a bullpen session in high school. Green found out that Harris was not interested in football, but was open to attending the Naval Academy, so he made phone calls on his behalf. In spite of the path that led to his entrance into Navy, Harris spent his freshman year as a corner infielder and utility player.
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