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Mike Huff
Mike Huff
	Huff in 1988
	Outfielder
	Born: August 11, 1963 (age 61); Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 7, 1989, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
	July 4, 1996, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	9
Runs batted in	75
Teams
	Los Angeles Dodgers (1989); Cleveland Indians (1991); Chicago White Sox (1991–1993); Toronto Blue Jays (1994–1996);

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Michael Kale Huff (born August 11, 1963) is an American former professional Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for several teams between 1989 and 1996.

Amateur career

A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Huff played college baseball at Northwestern University. In 1984, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1]

Professional career

He was drafted in the sixteenth round (402nd overall) in the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft. Over his career in the majors, Huff played outfield with the Dodgers, Indians, White Sox, and Blue Jays from 1989 to 1996. Huff was a member of the 1993 Western Division Champion White Sox.

Broadcasting career

He occasionally served as a television broadcast announcer for the Chicago White Sox, filling in for regular announcers Ken Harrelson and Steve Stone. Huff also has been known to make appearances at Coal City High School, at the request of Dean Vigna. He speaks to the Varsity Club about his experiences and life in the MLB.

References

^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

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 | name = Mike Huff
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+| caption = Huff in 1988
 | position = [[Outfielder]]
 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|8|11}}
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 | teams =
-*[[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (1989)
+*[[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{mlby|1989}})
-*[[Cleveland Indians]] (1991)
+*[[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1991}})
-*[[Chicago White Sox]] (1992–1993)
+*[[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1991}}–{{mlby|1993}})
-*[[Toronto Blue Jays]] (1994–1996)
+*[[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{mlby|1994}}–{{mlby|1996}})
  }}
+'''Michael Kale Huff''' (born August 11, 1963) is an American former professional [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) [[outfielder]] who played for several teams between 1989 and 1996.
-'''Michael Kale Huff''' (born August 11, 1963), is a former professional baseball player. Huff attended Northwestern University where he played baseball. He was drafted in the sixteenth round (402nd overall) in the [[1985 Major League Baseball Draft]]. Over his career in the majors, Huff played [[outfield]] with the Dodgers, Indians, White Sox, and Blue Jays from 1989 to 1996. Huff was a member of the 1993 [[American League West|Western Division]] Champion White Sox. He occasionally serves as a television [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] announcer for the [[Chicago White Sox]], filling in for regular announcers [[Ken Harrelson]] and [[Steve Stone (baseball)|Steve Stone]].  Huff also has been known to make appearances at [[Coal City High School]], at the request of Dean Vigna. He speaks to the Varsity Club about his experiences and life in the MLB.
+==Amateur career==
+A native of [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], Huff played [[college baseball]] at [[Northwestern University]]. In 1984, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] with the [[Falmouth Commodores]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}}</ref>
+==Professional career==
+He was drafted in the sixteenth round (402nd overall) in the [[1985 Major League Baseball Draft]]. Over his career in the majors, Huff played [[outfield]] with the Dodgers, Indians, White Sox, and Blue Jays from 1989 to 1996. Huff was a member of the 1993 [[American League West|Western Division]] Champion White Sox.
+==Broadcasting career==
+He occasionally served as a television [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] announcer for the [[Chicago White Sox]], filling in for regular announcers [[Ken Harrelson]] and [[Steve Stone (baseball)|Steve Stone]].  Huff also has been known to make appearances at [[Coal City High School]], at the request of Dean Vigna. He speaks to the Varsity Club about his experiences and life in the MLB.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-{{Baseballstats | br=h/huffmi01 | fangraphs=1006145 | cube=13090 |brm=huff--001mic}}
+{{Baseballstats | br=h/huffmi01 | fangraphs=1006145 |brm=huff--001mic}}
+{{Los Angeles Dodgers Minor League Player of the Year}}
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