Mitch Lyden | |||
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Catcher | |||
Born: Portland, Oregon |
December 14, 1964 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 16, 1993, for the Florida Marlins | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
October 3, 1993, for the Florida Marlins | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .300 | ||
Hits | 3 | ||
Runs Batted In | 1 | ||
Teams | |||
Mitchell Scott Lyden (December 14, 1964 in Portland, Oregon), is a retired professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues in 1993. He would play for the Florida Marlins. On June 16, 1993, he hit a home run in his first major league at bat, against the Chicago Cubs; in fact, on the first pitch. In his 6-game major league career, he hit .300 (3-10) with 1 home run and 1 run batted in.
Following his professional baseball career, Mitchell has been a law enforcement officer in Broward County, Florida, as well as a coach for a division of Little League Baseball.