Remlinger was a promising rookie for the San Francisco Giants when he was traded on December 11, 1991, along with former National League Most Valuable Player Kevin Mitchell to the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Mike Jackson, Bill Swift and Dave Burba. He played for the Mets and Reds before landing with the Atlanta Braves where he became a valuable member of their bullpen and making the National League All-Star team in 2002. He became a very durable relief pitcher later in his career as he pitched in 70 or more games for five straight seasons (1999-2003) and struck out 398 batters in 368 innings during this period. In a 16-season career, Remlinger compiled a 53–54 record with a 3.89 ERA and 20 saves in 634 games. He pitched a three-hit shutout in his first MLB start against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
Remlinger often pitched better against right-handed hitters, which is unusual for a left-handed pitcher.
On May 25, 2005, Mike Remlinger was placed on the 15-day Disabled List by the Chicago Cubs after breaking his left pinkie by getting it caught in a chair. At the time Remlinger was pitching quite poorly and many speculated the injury was a way of clearing roster space without putting Remlinger on waivers. Steve Stone, a baseball analyst and former Cubs broadcaster, often refers to having players "sit in the Remlinger chair" when they are playing badly during a season. Remlinger and cash were then traded to the Boston Red Sox for minor league pitcher Olivio Astacio. He was later released by Boston.
Remlinger signed a one-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves in January 2006 after being released by the Red Sox. The Braves invited him to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee, and later he was added to the 25-man roster.
The Braves designated Remlinger for assignment and later released him on June 26, 2006.
Remlinger posted a 4.03 ERA over 9 different postseason series.
Triviaedit
Remlinger saved the pieces of a broken bat used by Sammy Sosa in a 2003 game, which was found to have cork embedded within it, in violation of MLB rules. He auctioned off the pieces in 2010.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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January 01, 1970
mike, remlinger, michael, john, remlinger, born, march, 1966, american, former, professional, baseball, relief, pitcher, remlinger, played, major, league, baseball, with, francisco, giants, 1991, york, mets, 1994, cincinnati, reds, 1995, atlanta, braves, 1999,. Michael John Remlinger born March 23 1966 is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher Remlinger has played in Major League Baseball MLB with the San Francisco Giants 1991 New York Mets 1994 95 Cincinnati Reds 1995 98 Atlanta Braves 1999 2002 2006 Chicago Cubs 2003 2005 and the Boston Red Sox 2005 He had an All Star appearance and his greatest success with the Braves He bats and throws left handed Mike RemlingerPitcherBorn 1966 03 23 March 23 1966 age 58 Middletown New York U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutJune 15 1991 for the San Francisco GiantsLast MLB appearanceJune 26 2006 for the Atlanta BravesMLB statisticsWin loss record53 55Earned run average3 90Strikeouts854TeamsSan Francisco Giants 1991 New York Mets 1994 1995 Cincinnati Reds 1995 1998 Atlanta Braves 1999 2002 Chicago Cubs 2003 2005 Boston Red Sox 2005 Atlanta Braves 2006 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 2002 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Trivia 4 References 5 External linksAmateur career editA Dartmouth College graduate Remlinger led the nation with a 1 59 ERA during his sophomore season In 1987 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League 1 He was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 16th pick of the first round in the 1987 amateur draft Professional career editRemlinger was a promising rookie for the San Francisco Giants when he was traded on December 11 1991 along with former National League Most Valuable Player Kevin Mitchell to the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Mike Jackson Bill Swift and Dave Burba He played for the Mets and Reds before landing with the Atlanta Braves where he became a valuable member of their bullpen and making the National League All Star team in 2002 He became a very durable relief pitcher later in his career as he pitched in 70 or more games for five straight seasons 1999 2003 and struck out 398 batters in 368 innings during this period In a 16 season career Remlinger compiled a 53 54 record with a 3 89 ERA and 20 saves in 634 games He pitched a three hit shutout in his first MLB start against the Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Remlinger often pitched better against right handed hitters which is unusual for a left handed pitcher On May 25 2005 Mike Remlinger was placed on the 15 day Disabled List by the Chicago Cubs after breaking his left pinkie by getting it caught in a chair At the time Remlinger was pitching quite poorly and many speculated the injury was a way of clearing roster space without putting Remlinger on waivers Steve Stone a baseball analyst and former Cubs broadcaster often refers to having players sit in the Remlinger chair when they are playing badly during a season Remlinger and cash were then traded to the Boston Red Sox for minor league pitcher Olivio Astacio He was later released by Boston Remlinger signed a one year minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves in January 2006 after being released by the Red Sox The Braves invited him to Spring Training as a non roster invitee and later he was added to the 25 man roster The Braves designated Remlinger for assignment and later released him on June 26 2006 Remlinger posted a 4 03 ERA over 9 different postseason series Trivia editRemlinger saved the pieces of a broken bat used by Sammy Sosa in a 2003 game which was found to have cork embedded within it in violation of MLB rules He auctioned off the pieces in 2010 3 References edit Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League PDF capecodbaseball org Retrieved September 25 2019 1992 Upper Deck baseball card 585 Sammy Sosa s corked bat up for auction ESPN com 12 October 2010 Retrieved 8 February 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mike Remlinger nbsp Baseball portal Career statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Remlinger amp oldid 1216732186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
