Keith Mitchell (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Keith Mitchell (baseball)

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1969

Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Keith Mitchell (baseball)

  • Keith Alexander Mitchell (born August 6, 1969 in San Diego, California) is a former professional baseball player.
  • He played parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox.
  • He also played in the KBO League for the Haitai Tigers. Mitchell was drafted by the Braves in the 4th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
  • He debuted with the Braves on July 23, 1991 and went on to hit .318 in 48 games that season, but that was his last shot at the bigs with Atlanta.
  • He did, however, earn some playing time as the left fielder for the Braves in that year's postseason. All his stints in the majors were short and far apart from one another.
  • In 1994, he played in 46 games with the Mariners and in 1996, he played in 11 games with the Reds.
  • His major league career ended 2 years later in 1998 after playing 23 games with the Red Sox.
  • He also was the third out in John Valentin's unassisted triple play on July 8, 1994. In 2005, Mitchell was named the hitting coach of the Swing of the Quad Cities, a minor league affiliate of the St.
  • Louis Cardinals.
  • 2006-07, Mitchell served as the Quad Cities' manager.
  • In 2008, he was the hitting coach of the Palm Beach Cardinals.He is a cousin of Kevin Mitchell.

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