Mike Stanley
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Robert Michael Stanley (born June 25, 1963) is an American former college and professional baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball for fifteen years. Stanley played college baseball for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally with the Texas Rangers (1986–1991), New York Yankees (1992–1995, 1997), Boston Red Sox (1996–1997, 1998–2000), Toronto Blue Jays (1998) and Oakland Athletics (2000).
Stanley was a 1995 American League All-Star, won the 1993 Silver Slugger Award at catcher, and was a member of the Yankees' 1995 Wild-card team and the Athletics' 2000 AL Western Division Championship team.
Career
Stanley was born in
Stanley hit more than twenty
Stanley became a
As a Ranger, Stanley caught the last of Nolan Ryan's seven career no-hitters on May 1, 1991.[3] On June 27, 1987, he hit the first ever pinch grand slam in Rangers history against the Twins.
Following his retirement as a player, Stanley was hired to serve as
Stanley lives in Maitland, Florida. He and his wife Erin have four children: Tanner, Ryan, Jenna and Jake. His son Tanner played for the Maitland team in the 2005 Little League World Series; one of Tanner's teammates was Dante Bichette Jr. Stanley and Dante Bichette were the team's two assistant coaches.
Stanley currently serves as an assistant baseball coach for the Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida.
In 2008 Stanley attended Yankees Old Timers Day for the first time.[4]
See also
- List of Florida Gators baseball players
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
References
- ^ "Gator Greats - Gator F Club, Inc". Gatorfclub.org. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Find Franchise Trade History between Boston Red Sox & New York Yankees". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0". Retrosheet.org. May 1, 1991. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Yanks to celebrate 62nd Old-Timers Day". Pinstripe Alley. August 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 2005 Little League World Series Coach Photo