Mike Trujillo
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| Retired — No. 43 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: May 15, 1980 Denver, Colorado |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 14, 1985 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 1989) |
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| Win-Loss | 12-12 |
| Earned run average | 5.02 |
| Strikeouts | 96 |
| Teams | |
Michael Andrew Trujillo (born January 12, 1960, in Denver, Colorado) was a professional pitcher in Major League Baseball from the years 1985-1989. He has a career ERA of 5.02. His nickname is "Mike".
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[edit] College
Trujillo attended University of Northern Colorado where he played college baseball.
[edit] Early career
Trujillo was drafted on June 7th, 1982 in the 7th Round (172nd overall) by the Chicago White Sox in the free agent draft. After Trujillo was drafted, it took him three years for him to reach the majors.
On September 7th, 1984, Trujillo was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Tom O'Malley. He was selected by Boston Red Sox from San Francisco Giants in the Rule 5 major league draft 3 months later.
[edit] Boston Red Sox career (1985-1986)
Trujillo's first career start was in Boston with the Red Sox on April 14th, 1985 at the age of 25. As a rookie, he ended the season with an ERA of 4.82 going 4-4. That year, Trojillo recorded 19 strikeouts in 84 full innings pitched while allowing 23 walks and 7 home runs.
During his second year pitching for the Red Sox, he only played one game due to injury. He could not pitch any longer that season. He pitched only 5.2 innings. A month later, Trujillo (along with Rey Quinones, Mike Brown and John Christensen was traded to the Seattle Mariners, still unable to play until next season. The Red Sox obtained Spike Owen and Dave Henderson.
[edit] Seattle Mariners career (1986-1987)
During his first season with the Seattle Mariners, Trujillo earned his first shutout very early in the season. He went 3-2 at the end of the season and recorded 19 strikouts.
At the end of his second season as a Mariner, he went 4-4 while recording 36 strikeouts. He allowed 12 home runs and 70 hits during the season.
During the early postseason, Trojillo was released by the Seattle
[edit] Detroit Tigers career (1988-1989)
On March 31st, 1988, Trojillo signed a contract with the Detroit Tigers.
Trojillo was not able to play during the 1988 season very often due to injury. He did not earn any wins or losses pitching only 12.1 innings. He earned an ERA of 5.11.
During his final season with the Tigers, Trojillo pitched 25.2 innings. He allowed 35 hits with only 3 homers. His last game was on June 17th, 1889. He retired at the age of 30.[1]
On August 6th, 1989, he was sold to the New York Mets, but was granted free agency 2 months later, which ended his career.[2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference statistics
- Baseball-Almanac statistics
