Mike Bordick
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| Mike Bordick | ||
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| Shortstop | ||
| Born: July 21, 1965 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 11, 1990 for the Oakland Athletics |
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| Final game | ||
| September 28, 2003 for the Toronto Blue Jays |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .260 | |
| Hits | 1500 | |
| RBI | 626 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Michael Todd Bordick (born July 21, 1965 in Marquette, Michigan) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played from 1990 to 2003 with four different teams: the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays.
He attended High School at Hampden Academy in Hampden, Maine
After attending the University of Maine (Black Bears), Mike signed as an amateur free agent with the Athletics on July 10, 1986. He saw his first action in the big leagues on April 11, 1990 with the Athletics. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles during the 1996 off season, the team his career would be most identified with. After an injury to the Mets' Rey Ordonez, on July 28, 2000 Bordick was traded to the New York Mets for Melvin Mora, and minor leaguers Mike Kinkade, Pat Gorman and Lesli Brea.
He was selected to the 2000 All-Star Game. Bordick was known as a strong defensive shortstop and set records for most consecutive error-less games,()110, and chances, 543) by a shortstop.
Bordick was a member of 97' Orioles team that lost in the ALCS to the Cleveland Indians, and the 2000 New York mets that lost the "Subway Series" to the Yankees in the 2000 World Series
He is currently the Head coach of Varsity Baseball at Boys' Latin School in Baltimore.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
