Mike Welch (baseball)
| Mike Welch | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 25, 1972 Haverhill, Massachusetts |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 17, 1998, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 1998, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–2 | ||
| Earned run average | 8.27 | ||
| Strikeouts | 15 | ||
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Michael Paul Welch (born August 25, 1972) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Welch grew up in Nashua, NH and went to Nashua High School. Welch attended the University of Southern Maine where he participated in playing college baseball. During his time there, in 1991 he helped lead Southern Maine to winning a National Championship. Welch was later drafted in the 3rd round of the 1993 draft by the New York Mets. Mike Welch had a successful minor league career, making the AA All-Star team while playing for the Binghamton Mets. In 1993, while Welch was playing for the Pittsfield Mets, he was awarded the relief pitcher of the year award. Welch was later on traded to the Philadelphia Phillies, where he started his Major League career.
On June 3, 1993, Welch was drafted by the New York Mets in the amateur draft. He signed with the Mets on June 15. On December 15, 1997, the Mets traded Welch for Héctor Mercado, who on that day was just drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Welch made his major league debut on July 17, 1998 with the Phillies at age 25. On that day, the Phillies were playing against the Mets at Shea Stadium, with 23,298 people attending the game. Welch was called in to replace Desi Relaford, pitching and batting eighth in the bottom of the fifth inning. Welch pitched a total of 2⅔ innings. Rubén Amaro, Jr. was called to pinch hit for Welch. Welch allowed two hits, one run, one home run, and ended the game with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.38. The Philles lost to the Mets by the score of 6-0.
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