Mike Maksudian

Mike Maksudian
Catcher
Born: (1966-05-28) May 28, 1966
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1992, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
August 10, 1994, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.220
Home runs0
Runs batted in6
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Michael Bryant Maksudian (born May 28, 1966) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays (1992), the Minnesota Twins (1993), and the Chicago Cubs (1994).

In 41 career MLB at-bats, he collected 9 hits and 6 RBIs. He was famous for consuming insects in the Blue Jays bullpen during his time as a backup catcher.[1]

Maksudian attended Parsippany High School, located in Parsippany-Troy Hills, in Morris County, New Jersey, then the University of South Alabama, in Mobile.[2]

In 1987, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]

References

  1. ^ Blue Jays backup has a taste for insects
  2. ^ The Baseball Cube
  3. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.