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Michael William Hampton, Jr. (born September 9, 1972) is an American former professional baseball player. Hampton played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher from 1993 through 2010. He pitched for the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks. He was the bullpen coach for ...
Mike Hampton has won five Silver Slugger Awards, best among all pitchers. The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Mike Hampton started the game in Tokyo and lost, making the Mets' Opening Day starting pitchers' combined home record 15–7, and their away record 14–6. The Mets went on to play in the World Series in 1969, 1973, 1986, 2000 and 2015, and won the 1969 and 1986 World Series championship games.
Michael Anthony Hampton (born January 17, 1972) is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman. He is the head baseball coach at the St. John's University . Hampton played college baseball at Clemson University from 1993 to 1994 before pursuing a professional career from 1994 to 1997.
On January 9, 2020, Mike Hampton was promoted to the interim head baseball coach at St. John's following Ed Blankmeyer's resignation to join the Brooklyn Cyclones. [5] In 2024, Hampton led St. John's to a conference record tenth Big East tournament championship, eleventh coach of the Year honors, and thirty-eighth NCAA tournament appearance ...
Mike Piazza and Alex Rodriguez are tied for second, with ten each. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Piazza is also the winningest catcher , having won all ten playing at the position. Rodriguez won seven Silver Sluggers as a shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers , and three with the Yankees as a third baseman. [ 13 ]
Otherwise, Game 5 was a stellar performance for the Mets, as Mike Hampton pitched a three-hit complete game shutout in a blowout win to clinch the pennant and set up the first all-New York City World Series since 1956. This was the second edition of the postseason where both teams from New York City appeared in the LCS.
Wes Ferrell holds the all-time Major League Baseball record for home runs hit while playing the position of pitcher. He hit 37 as a pitcher. [6] Baseball Hall of Famers Bob Lemon and Warren Spahn are tied for second with 35 career home runs apiece. [7] [8] [9] Red Ruffing, Earl Wilson, and Don Drysdale are the only other pitchers to hit at ...