Mike Eden (baseball)
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Edward Michael Eden (born May 22, 1949) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played for the Atlanta Braves in 1976 and the Chicago White Sox in 1978.
Amateur career
Eden has the distinction of being the only major leaguer born in Fort Clayton, a former US military base on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal.
Eden attended
At Southern Illinois, he was a member of the
Professional career
Signed by the San Francisco Giants in 1972, Eden was acquired by the Atlanta Braves in 1976 as part of a five-player trade. He appeared in five games with Atlanta in that season before joining the Chicago White Sox in 1978, and also spent part of three seasons in Triple-A with the Iowa Oaks (1978) and Rochester Red Wings (1979–1980).
In two major league seasons, Eden posted a .080 batting average (2-for-25) and scored a run in 15 games. He hit .269 (251-for-932) in 266 minor league games, including 16 home runs, 114 RBI, and a .363 on-base percentage.
Personal life
Eden married Lorraine Hey of New York in August 1980 while he was playing for the Rochester Red Wings.[4]
See also
- 1976 Atlanta Braves season
- 1978 Chicago White Sox season
- List of players from Panama in Major League Baseball
References
- ^ Smith, Marc (15 June 1977). "Expos' Call Relieves Tom". Florida Today. p. 1C. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Cape Codder Sports". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. August 27, 1970. p. 23.
- ^ Manley, Russell (9 August 1980). "Mike Eden wants one last shot at major leagues". The Tampa Times. p. 1-C. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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